Freeman
Freedom's Echo: A Journey Through Rural Tales
Lyrics
Walked away from workcamp through Osceola State Park
Departed from a workcamp, journeyed through Osceola State Park
Down to Eustis across the tracks with a pickaxe in your hand
Traveled to Eustis, crossed tracks with a pickaxe in hand
With a pickaxe in your hand
Repetition of line 2, emphasizing the presence of a pickaxe
Sold the pine on your old man's land
Sold pine on family land, earned income
Made some cash clearing wild hogs with a rifle and a couple of hounds
Earned money clearing wild hogs using a rifle and hounds
c rifle and a couple of hounds
Repetition of line 6, emphasizing the use of a rifle and hounds
Freeman freeman tell me tell me how you feel man
Addressing a person named Freeman, asking about feelings
You got nothing but time to kill
Highlighting the abundance of free time for Freeman
Nothing but time to kill
Repetition of line 10, emphasizing the surplus of time
Saw your son and daughter over by the Dixie Mart
Spotted Freeman's children with their mother at Dixie Mart
Sitting in a car with their ma asking are you gonna run or take a stand
Children and their mother inquire about Freeman's decision to run or stand
cre you gonna run or take a stand
Repetition of line 14, emphasizing the choice between running or taking a stand
Freeman freeman tell me tell me how you feel man
Addressing Freeman again, inquiring about emotions
You got nothing but time to kill
Emphasizing Freeman's ample time with nothing specific to do
Nothing but time time time to kill
Repetition of line 18, underlining the abundance of time
Time's a coming when you lose your winning ways
Anticipating a time when Freeman loses his successful ways
Jailbird sings the same old song
Referencing a jailed individual singing a familiar tune
Time's a coming when the night outruns the day and jailbird goes back where he's from
Foreseeing a time when night surpasses day, and a jailed person returns home
Jailbird goes back where he's from
Repetition of line 23, emphasizing the return of the jailed person
Run free man
Encouraging Freeman to run freely
Run free man
Repetition of line 26, reinforcing the encouragement to run freely
Walked away from workcamp through Oceola State Park
Repeating the initial departure from the workcamp
Down to Eustis across the tracks with a pickaxe in your hand
Reiterating the journey to Eustis with a pickaxe
With a pickaxe in your hand
Repetition of line 30, emphasizing the presence of a pickaxe
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