How do I know gut, string and woe? When I was a boy, they played it on the radio How do I know flowers or poetry? You never showed them to me, daddy You never showed them to me Just play the freedom guitar Strum it, pick it, flick it, play it slowly or play it real fast You're my brother, my part-time lover My brightest star, my freedom guitar How do I know how low you can go? And what about tears, what about tears? I let them flow You didn't close the door You left me your key And you had a look on your face That said don't ever leave me, don't ever leave me Just play the freedom guitar Strum it, pick it, flick it, play it slowly or play it real fast You're my brother, my part-time lover My brightest star, my freedom guitar How do I know you can go so low? And what about tears, what about tears? I let them flow How do I know flowers or poetry? You never showed them to me, daddy You never showed them to me Just play the freedom guitar Strum it, pick it, flick it, play it slowly or play it real fast You're my brother, my part-time lover My brightest star, my freedom guitar Oh, my freedom guitar Let me play my freedom guitar