Lyrics Ode to Liberty (The Protest Song) - Phil Lynott
The
dream
was
not
a
vision
or
some
premonition
like
we
were
told
It
was
no
figment
of
the
imagination
to
prove
that
we
could
be
bought
or
sold
The
doctor
of
the
diamond
run
could
be
revealed
to
the
intelligent
But
this
is
what
i
resent
who
cares
for
the
ignorant
the
intelligent
The
cynics
approach
was
mean
who
cares
for
anything
in
this
whole
wide
world
except
me?
And
this
opinion
must
not
confuse
the
issue
my
appearance
my
condition
or
state
of
delivery
I
am
stating
the
obvious
This
is
a
protest
There
must
be
a
conclusion
this
is
no
shakespearean
speech
This
is
a
statement
made
by
one
who
cannot
practice
what
he
preaches
The
statue
of
liberty
has
engraved
on
its
wall
Give
me
your
poor
give
me
your
needy
give
me
them
all
We
need
something
like
this
For
this
world
to
coexist
It
would
be
so
easy
To
act
so
pretentious
To
act
as
if
it
was
hypocrisy
To
act
condescending
When
in
fact
it's
the
world
we're
mending
And
that's
why
i
can't
relax
'Cause
inside
my
coat
it's
a
pistol
that
i
pack
We
must
beware
of
a
surprise
nuclear
attack
We
must
be
ready
to
strike
back
I'm
not
pretending
Our
defence
needs
clearly
mending
We
must
leave
those
standing
Forget
the
third
world
is
ending
Is
starving
Is
crying
Is
desolate
Is
oh
so
late
I
would
dearly
love
to
return
Through
a
mirror
in
twenty
years
And
learn
what
the
future
has
in
store
for
us
And
if
i
learned
that
we
lost
And
there
was
no
hope
For
those
that
fight
I
would
turn
to
drink
And
drink
is
drugs
And
drugs
would
help
me
sink
And
like
a
boat
i
float
I
sail
out
to
the
sky
To
the
universe
and
back
Maybe
to
give
it
another
try
I
don't
know
why
why
jack
Just
to
confirm
our
father
Just
to
learn
just
to
heal
us
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2 Dear Miss Lonely Hearts
3 King's Call
4 A Child's Lullaby
5 Tattoo (Giving It All Up for Love)
6 Solo in Soho
7 Girls
8 Ode to a Black Man
9 Together
10 Fatalistic Attitude
11 The Man's a Fool
12 Old Town
13 Cathleen
14 Little Bit of Water
15 Ode to Liberty (The Protest Song)
16 Somebody Else's Dream
17 Nineteen - Extended Version
18 Parisienne Walkways
19 Yellow Pearl
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