We spent yesterday organizing our basement. It is one huge playroom for the kids. While toiling away, my wife found a box of old cassettes. Among them she found the inspiring song of freedom below. A local Kansas City woman sent it in to WDAF-TV in the hopes they would air it. It's many years old; my wife hasn't worked there in over 15 years. While I appreciate love of country as much as the next guy, perhaps not everything deserves expression through song.

We Are Free
(Anonymous)

We are free to remember and free to forget
Free to go swimming and free to get wet
We are free to make money and free to spend same
Free to build fortunes, free to seek fame

Free to rise early and free to goof off
Free to go sailing and free to play golf
Free to live simply and free to slide by
Free to watch ball games and free to ask why

Yes we are free
Indeed we’re free
In our sweet homeland
We are free (Free free free)

We are free to be married and free to give love
Free to have children, they’re free from above
We are free to find laughter and free to have fun
Free to talk silly and free to chew gum

We are free to be scholars and free to read books
Free to be doctors and free to be cooks
We are free to drive toll-ways and free to ride trains
Free to catch taxis and free to fly planes.

Oh we are free
Indeed we’re free
In our sweet homeland
We are free (free free free)

Yes our freedom is precious
And it must not be so
With it we’ll not bargain
‘Tis dearer than gold

We are free to be happy and free to dream dreams
Free to climb mountains and free to ford streams
We are free to be honest, and free to be true
Free to beat drums for the red white and blue

We are free to see beauty, ‘tis God’s hand
He mad it from scratch, this vast greening land
From Concord to L.A.
From Tampa to Butte
‘Tween rives and mountains
Our country bears through

Yes we are free
Indeed we’re free
In our sweet homeland
We are free (Free free free free free free free)