Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield

Hey hey

Love love

Yeah yeah

Uh huh

Freddie's dead

That's what I said

Let the man rap a plan 'said he'd send him home

But his hope was a rope and he should have known

It's hard to understand there was love in this man

I'm sure all would agree that his misery

Was his woman and things

Now Freddie's dead

That's what I said

Everybody's misused him ripped him off and abused him

Another junkie playin' pushin' d**e for the man

A terrible blow but that's how it go

Freddie's on the corner now if you wanna be a junkie wow

Remember Freddie's dead

We're all built up with progress

But sometimes I must confess

We can deal with rockets and dreams

But reality what does it mean ain't nothing said

'Cause Freddie's dead

Hey hey

Love love

Hey hey

Yeah yeah

Huh huh

Love love

Yeah yeah

Huh huh

Yeah yeah

Freddie's dead

All I want is some peace of mind

With a little love I'm trying to find

This could be such a beautiful world with a wonderful girl

Why I need a woman child don't wanna be like Freddie now

'Cause Freddie's dead

Hey hey

Yeah yeah

If you don't try

You're gonna die

Why can't we brothers

Protect one another

No one's serious

And it makes me furious

Don't be misled

Just think of freed

Everybody's misused him

Ripped him up and abused him

Another junkie plan

Pushin' d**e for the man

A Freddie's on the corner now

If you wanna be a junkie why

Remember Freddie's dead

Ha ha ha ha ha

Freddie's dead

Hey hey

Ha ha

Love love

Ha ha

Ooh ooh

Hey hey

Love love

Hey h