Crooked Kind of Free

[Verse 1]
I've seen every mountain beside the Rio Grande
I've trekked through the canyons
I'm a sad old rotten man
I've seen desperate faces
Of children in fear
When must someone tell me
How we wound up here

[Chorus]
Bloodstains on your cuff links
You say that's how its gotta be
Forsaken friends and families
Well that's a crooked kind of free
A crooked kind of free

[Verse 2]
That there is my brother
On the other side of that line
Man when you put 'em down
It sends shivers down my spine
These days it's getting harder
Every night to get some sleep
And someone's search for power
Another's made weak

[Chorus]
Bloodstains on your cuff links
You say that's how its gotta be
Forsaken friends and families
Well that's a crooked kind of free
A crooked kind of free

[Bridge]
There are days
When I fear I'm just the same
It's in the water of the land from which I came
From which I came

[Outro]
Well I am just a poor boy
Singing songs for a buck of change
I may seem to whisper softly
But it's bursting through my veins
So listen, listen closely
Treat your neighbor with care
Cause boy, it's an uphill battle
And kindness will get us there
Boy, it's an uphill climb
But kindness will get us there