I went to Long Island
To look at a diamond ring
It sparkled so brightly in the window
But to me it didn't mean a thing
Both of us are sailors
And our words were noise on wing
Some lovers would buy it
And call it the wedding ring

And you recognized the danger
That you saw inside of me
So we both took a different road home
And said "Hello" and "Goodbye"
To the land of the so-called free

Now you got some change
Janglin' round in your purse
You used to call me a mean ol' daddy
But what made me mad was worse
You were just as crazy
Just as crazy as me
Two monsters laid out naked don't makе no family

And we both saw the danger
Likе the skin that crossed our skinned up knees
We were both worthless as money
In the land of the so-called free

Relative of mine
Took a gun to his head
Life just is to boring
Is what his little note said
A permanent solution
To a temporary thought
No heroes nowhere
No dreams could be caught

You recognize the danger
So no happiness, please
He was just getting even some
In the land of the so-called free

There's a song you can sing
When you're feeling down
Has a sweet little melody
Take away a frown
It's sort of repetitious
Says something about bein' free
Seems to make sense to a lot of people
But it makes no sense to me

I recognize the danger
Of all these false prophesies
Just leanin' on a cane in the corner
In the land of the so-called free
In the land of the so-called free