[Verse 1]
More tough news on the late night TV
News lady tells me that it's cold outside
Man gets his car jacked, graveyard gets ransacked
Everybody knows that there ain't no place to hide
Late night drive-by, there's blood on the sidewalk
Rain's gonna wash out that stain someday
That stupid kid should've known this ain't no cakewalk
You can't just wear your bandana that way

[Chorus]
Ain't that freedom for you?
Ain't that freedom for you?
Freedom American-style

[Verse 2]
Hot car rollin' down an empty freeway
The keys were in it, man it serves the owner right
The young girl attacked in the woods off the parkway
She should've known not to jog alone at night
Drugs rule downtown, gangs rule midtown
You're on your own when they both collide
I keep my doors locked with bars on my window
Got an alarm in my car, keep my kids inside

[Chorus]
Ain't that freedom for you?
Hey, ain't that freedom for you?
Freedom American-style
[Verse 3]
More tough news on the late night TV
News lady tells me that it's cold outside
Man gets his car jacked, graveyard gets ransacked
Everybody knows that there ain't no place to hide
I keep my arms around whatever I've got
It's an alright world, but you know, I watch myself
I'm virtually free to do whatever I want
But I try to remember, so is everybody else

[Chorus]
Ain't that freedom for you?
Hey, ain't that freedom for you?
Freedom American-style
Hey, ain't that freedom?
Freedom American-style