I started writng this song in 1991 after I heard an old Martin Luther King speech on the television, I finished it 3 days after 9/11/01
Lyrics
WHY DOES IT TAKE, A TRAGEDY TO EXPLAIN?
WHAT WE REALLY NEED
TO BRING US TOGETHER AGAIN
OPEN YOUR EYES, WITH COURAGE AND DIGNITY
LOOK IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD
THERE'S PEOPLE DYING TO BE FREE
LET FREEDOM RING AND LIBERTY SERVE
LET FREEDOM SING A SONG TO THE WORLD
LET FREEDOM SPEAK IN EVERY TONGUE
LET FREEDOM SHINE ON EVERYONE
LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS AND OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART
SEEK AND YOU'LL FIND
THAT FREEDOM IS THE BEST PLACE TO START
LET FREEDOM RING AND LIBERTY SERVE
LET FREEDOM SING A SONG TO THE WORLD
LET FREEDOM SPEAK IN EVERY TONGUE
LET FREEDOM SHINE ON EVERYONE
LET FREEDOM RING AND LIBERTY SERVE
LET FREEDOM SING A SONG TO THE WORLD
LET FREEDOM SPEAK IN EVERY TONGUE
LET FREEDOM SHINE
LET FREEDOM RING
LET FREEDOM RING
LET FREEDOM RING AND LIBERTY SERVE
LET FREEDOM SING A SONG TO THE WORLD
LET FREEDOM SPEAK IN EVERY TONGUE
LET FREEDOM SHINE ON EVERYONE
LET FREEDOM RING
LET FREEDOM RING