The kid I was when I first left home Was looking for his freedom and a life of his own But the freedom that he found wasn't quite as sweet When the truth was known I have prayed for America I was made for America I can't let go till she comes around Until the land of the free Is awake and can see And until her conscience has been found.

Somewhere between the time you arrive and the time you go may lie a reason you were alive, but you'll never know.

Forget what life used to be, you are what you choose to be. It's whatever it is you see that life will become.

Got seven women on my mind. Four that want to own me, two that want to stone me, and one says she's a friend of mine.

And while the future's there for anyone to change, still you know it's seems, It would be easier sometimes to change the past.

The kid I was when I first left home Was looking for his freedom and a life of his own But the freedom that he found wasn't quite as sweet When the truth was known I have prayed for America I was made for America I can't let go till she comes around Until the land of the free Is awake and can see And until her conscience has been found.

Also, right at that particular time in the music business, because of people like the Beatles, people began owning their own publishing. I'll just say this really quickly - they used to divide the money for the music that was written in two, just equal halves.