A poor boy in rich man's clothes   A young child with an old man's soul   A prostitute with long term goals   A blue collar priest      I won't lie for an honest buck   I'm a messenger in a pick-up truck   My old man ran into hard luck   And passed it down to me      So, I start a revolution   One note at a time   It's a desperate cry for freedom   And a better way of life   Let's make everyday the Fourth Of July      I won't stand in your welfare line   What I lack in cash I make up in pride   You get yours and I'll get mine   I got to feed my family      The government takes half our wages   Picket lines and classified pages   You can't count on the man to save us   So, we take it to the streets      So, I start a revolution   One note at a time   It's a desperate cry for freedom   And a better way of life   Let's make everyday the Fourth Of July      Cry freedom   From the Bronx to East L.A.   Cry freedom   From North Las Vegas to the San Francisco Bay      So, I start a revolution   One note at a time   A freedom song is useless   If you're not prepared to die   I'll make everyday the Fourth Of July      Cry freedom, cry freedom   Cry freedom, cry freedom      Cry freedom, cry freedom   Cry freedom, cry freedom      Cry freedom, cry freedom