Rockin in the Free World, una canción de Neil Young, critica los problemas sociales y políticos de los Estados Unidos a finales de los años 80. La canción fue inspirada por los eventos políticos de la época, incluyendo la presidencia de George H. W. Bush y las tensiones sociales en ciudades estadounidenses.
Colours on the street Red white and blue People shufflin' their feet People sleepin' in their shoes But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead Don't feel like Satan but I'm to them so I try to forget it anyway I can
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
(play for 4 bars, interleave A with A7) (just like in the intro)
I see a woman in the night With a baby in her hand Under an old street light Near a garbage can Now she puts the kid away and she's gone to get a hit She hates her life and what she's done to it That's one more kid that will never go to school Never get to fall in love never get to be cool
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
(play for 4 bars, interleave A with A7)
We got a thousand points of light For the homeless man We got a kinder gentler machine gun hand We got department stores and toilet paper Got styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer Got a man of the people says keep hope alive Got fuel to burn got roads to drive
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
(play for 4 bars, interleave A with A7) Amended to include notes over the last two verses by Chris Blanton. Thanks to the original tab from Brian Dawson.