What the Patriot Act really means.
folk
political
satire
Lyrics
CHORUS
Give up a little more freedom each day
Give up a little more freedom each day
It's freedom we're fighting for anyway
So give up a little more
And then a little more
Give up more freedom each day
VERSE
Give up the right to have privacy
For national security
Intelligence takes priority
So give up your privacy
Give up having freedom of speech
There's power in words, and words have reach
Beware what you practice or you preach
Give up freedom of speech
CHORUS
Give up a little more freedom each day
Give up a little more freedom each day
It's freedom we're fighting for anyway
So give up a little more
And then a little more
Give up more freedom each day
VERSE
Give up racial equality
Profiling is a necessity
We can't tell our friends from our enemy
So give up equality
BRIDGE
Give up free assembly
There's danger of conspiracy
Au revoir Community
And being with friends
Well, that's just got to end
CHORUS
Give up a little more freedom each day
Give up a little more freedom each day
It's freedom we're fighting for anyway
So give up a little more
And then a little more
Give up more freedom each day
VERSE
Give up no unwarranted search
It puts the CIA in a lurch
Maybe you're hiding bombs in that church
Say hello to John Birch
Give-up not-being detained without cause
They don't need proof you've broken laws
I hear they're holding Santa Claus --
"Man on roof with big sack
Must be planning attack!"
CHORUS
Give up a little more freedom each day
Give up a little more freedom each day
It's freedom we're fighting for anyway
So give up a little more
And then a little more
Give up more freedom each day
CHORUS CODA
Yes, give up a little more
And then a little more
Give up more freedom each day.