At age 41, the king was dead   it wasn't the beginning or the end   shouting for his freedom   he was silenced again   maybe for the last time   the government   just couldn't stand   to see their morals questioned   another example of non freedom of speech   "he needs to be silenced"   in 1962 he plead guilty   to the lies of the state   after years of urging rebellion   he moved out west   a peaceful existance?   I don't think so   retreated, lost and beaten   he sunk into depression   losing battles to bottles   no money for bills   and no will to live   new years 1965 is when he collapsed   and the bottle toook his life   at age 43 he died alone and broke   with nothing but his family   a physical existance can be erased   but true legends never die   and where were his friends   when the end took him away?   no where to be found he gave it    a name and direction "rock and roll"   end: I hope its true that when we die   we can look back on what we have done   Because I think Alan Freed would be glad to know   that the rebellion still carries on   whenever someone raises their middle finger   and goes against the norm   I hope he knows that he didn't die in vain   its not goodbye, just goodnight