Freedom to Choose
a marble ashtray with mala beads, a pen, a capo, a pick, and a crocheted heart
from: Assemble Yourself
I could have gone left
Instead I went right
I could have gone home
I stayed out all night
I could have gone East
I headed out West
I could have had more
I settled for less
Freedom Freedom Freedom
To choose
And here I stand now
Guided by fate
I started out early
It’s getting late
And where do I go?
Now that I see
There’s nothing as rare
As liberty
Freedom Freedom Freedom
To choose
The heron lands on the water
The heron glides through the air
All things happen because they have to
Who can say if anything’s there?
I made my choice
I took my chance
A little luck
Some happenstance
And in a hidden world
Another me
Down the opposite road
To liberty
Freedom Freedom Freedom
To choose
Freedom Freedom Freedom
To choose
Instead I went right
I could have gone home
I stayed out all night
I could have gone East
I headed out West
I could have had more
I settled for less
Freedom Freedom Freedom
To choose
And here I stand now
Guided by fate
I started out early
It’s getting late
And where do I go?
Now that I see
There’s nothing as rare
As liberty
Freedom Freedom Freedom
To choose
The heron lands on the water
The heron glides through the air
All things happen because they have to
Who can say if anything’s there?
I made my choice
I took my chance
A little luck
Some happenstance
And in a hidden world
Another me
Down the opposite road
To liberty
Freedom Freedom Freedom
To choose
Freedom Freedom Freedom
To choose