Free To Be…A Family – Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
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We’re all branches of the same family tree But every family’s different, don’t you know? Reaching for the sun comes very naturally We’ve only got to let each other grow
I’ve got a home I’ve found my place I live with people Who are glad to see my face
We’re free to be You and me And you and me We’re free to be… a family
We’re all working in the same big marching band But drums and horns have different things to say All together we’ll ring music through the land We’ve only got to let each other play
I’ve got a place I’ve found my home I’m only solo When I want to be alone
We’re free to be You and me And you and me We’re free to be… a family
So many groups in the family soup So many combinations Might be people who look like you Or they might be no relation
Birds of a feather, they flock together Yes, sometimes they do But if a little bird joins an elephant herd Hey, that’s a family, too
We’re all cooking up the same big barbeque But we like spicy, you like sticky sweet Maybe we can trade our recipe with you Then how about we help each other eat
This is my home These are my folks These are our secrets And our habits and our jokes
We’re free to be You and me And you and me We’re free to be… a family
We’re free to be You and me And you and me We’re free to be… a family