Lyrics to
When You’re A Free Man

This version of When You’Re A Free Man was released by Moody Blues in 1972.

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Time… quickly passes by
If only we could talk again
Someday I know I’ll see you smiling
When you’re a free man again

High… on a mountain side
We laughed and talked of things to come
Someway I know I’ll see you shining
When we’re all free men again

You left your country for peace of mind
And something tells me you’re doin’ alright
How are the children and Rosemarie
I long to see you
And be in your company

Someday I know I’ll see you smiling
When you’re a free man again
I often wonder why
Our world has gone so far astray
Someway I know I’ll see you shining
When we’re all free men again

You gave love freely to those with tears
Your eyes were sad then you saw the need
You know that love lasts for eternity
Let’s be God’s children
And live in perfect peace
Peace perfect peace
Perfect peace
Peace
Someway I know I’ll see you shining
When you’re a free man
When we’re all free men again

When you’re a free man

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The lyrics to When You’Re A Free Man are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Moody Blues in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to When You’Re A Free Man are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Moody Blues and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for When You’Re A Free Man back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to When You’Re A Free Man by Moody Blues in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to When You’Re A Free Man" means the words set to the music of When You’Re A Free Man, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Moody Blues. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to When You’Re A Free Man and the lyrics to When You’Re A Free Man are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Moody Blues who came here looking just for the lyrics to When You’Re A Free Man, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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