Free World

(kirsty maccoll) I thought of you when they closed down the school And the hospital too Did they think that you were better? They were wrong You had so many friends They all left you in the end 'cause they couldn't stand the patter And I'll see you baby when the clans rise again Women and children united by a struggle Going down You've got to walk into the water With your sister and your daughter In this free world If I wore your shades could I share your point of view? Could I make you feel better? Paint a picture, write a letter? Well I know what you're saying But I see the things you do And it's much too dangerous To get closer to you And I'll see you baby when the clans rise again Women and children united by the struggle Going down With a pocketful of plastic Like a dollar on elastic In this free world (I wouldn't tell you if I didn't care) And I'll see you baby when the clans rise again Women and children united by the struggle And the ghettoes are full of mercedes benz And you'd never hurt a friend Who wouldn't tell you It's cold and it's going to get colder You may not get much older You're much too scared of living And to die is a reliable exit So you push it and you test it With 'thunderbird' and 'rivin' And I'll see you baby when the clans rise again Women and children united in the struggle In this free world baby Got to take it got to grab it Got to get it up and shag it In this free world Going down You've got to get into the water Like a lamb goes to the slaughter In this free world baby Going down With a pocketful of plastic Like a dollar on elastic In this free world (I wouldn't tell you if I didn't care)