Tift Merritt

Where were you ?
When the plane went down
When the president was born
When they founded this town
She was standing out back
She could hardly hear the band
My bird of freedom
With a gun in her hand
Have you seen
The parade in her eye
Hungry & hot
Like the fourth of July
What is it about her
That you don't understand
My bird of freedom
With a gun in her hand
My bird of freedom
With a gun in her hand
Don't look back now guys
As she waves and she getssmall
With those sweet wings thatbeat
Those sweetwings atnight
It ain'tno choice atall
Are you cool anddry
Are you keepingwarm
Shadowboxing
This thunderstorm
tell me
Where we fit in what is planned
My bird of freedom
With a gun in her hand
My bird of freedom
With a gun in her hand