I had fun writing this song. I do a lot of twiddling around in Drop-D, and this song came from some of that twiddling.

Lyrics

For Free
(Roy Hardinge, copyright 2015)

I was young when I had found
a place where I could go
and I would listen to the wind
its music made for free…for free

I learned fast the world’s not fair
it pushes to extremes
and if you let it take your soul
you’ll find it’s not for free…for free

All along this voice inside
whispering in my head
keep it simple, pick your fights
listen to what daddy said.

I grew up and left my home
and took it to the road
everything seemed new and fresh
I took each day for free…for free

All along this voice inside
whispering in my head
keep it simple, pick your fights
listen to what daddy said.

Years of wandering have gone by
and nothin’s changed my mind
life is hard and then it’s done
and nothing is for free…for free

All along this voice inside
whispering in my head
keep it simple, pick your fights
listen to what daddy said.

I was young when I had found
a place where I could go
and I would listen to the wind
its music made for free…for free