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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jacknife Lee
Jacknife Lee
Keyboards
Ronnie Vannucci
Ronnie Vannucci
Drums
Robbie Connolly
Robbie Connolly
Keyboards
Dorian Holly
Dorian Holly
Additional Vocals
Wil Wheaton
Wil Wheaton
Additional Vocals
Sheree Brown
Sheree Brown
Additional Vocals
Akasha Mabry Hendrix
Akasha Mabry Hendrix
Additional Vocals
Lynn Mabry
Lynn Mabry
Additional Vocals
Amanda Brown
Amanda Brown
Additional Vocals
Danielle Withers
Danielle Withers
Additional Vocals
Erica Canales
Erica Canales
Additional Vocals
Brandon Flowers
Brandon Flowers
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brandon Flowers
Brandon Flowers
Songwriter
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jacknife Lee
Jacknife Lee
Producer
Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Recording Engineer
Robert Root
Robert Root
Recording Engineer
Dan Grech-Marguerat
Dan Grech-Marguerat
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Can't wipe the wind-blown smile from across my face
It's just the old man in me
Washing his truck at the Sinclair station
In the land of the free (Ooh)
His mother, Adeline's family, came on a ship
Cut coal and planted a seed
Down in them drift mines of Pennsylvania
In the land of the free
[Verse 2]
Land of the free, land of the free
In the land of the free
Land of the free, land of the free
Land of the free, land of the free
In the land of the free
(I'm standing crying)
[Verse 3]
When I go out in my car, I don't think twice
But if you're the wrong color skin (I'm standing, crying)
You grow up looking over both your shoulders
In the land of the free
And we got more people locked up than the rest of the world
Right here in red, white and blue (I'm standing, crying)
Incarceration's become big business
It's harvest time out on the avenue
[Verse 4]
Land of the free, land of the free
In the land of the free
Land of the free, land of the free
Move on there's nothing to see
Land of the free, land of the free
In the land of the free
[Verse 5]
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
I'm standing, crying (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
I'm standing, crying
[Verse 6]
So how many daughters, tell me, how many sons
Do we have to have to put in the ground
Before we just break down and face it:
We got a problem with guns? (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
In the land of the free
Down at the border, they're gonna put up a wall
Concrete and Rebar Steel beams (I'm standing, crying)
High enough to keep all those filthy hands off
Of our hopes and our dreams (I'm standing, crying)
People who just want the same things we do
In the land of the free
[Verse 7]
Land of the free, land of the free
In the land of the free
Land of the free, land of the free
Land of the free, land of the free
In the land of the free
Land of the free, land of the free
Land of the free, land of the free
Land of the free, land of the free
In the land of the free (I'm standing, crying)
Written by: Brandon Flowers, Mahalia Jackson

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