yeah its on the street
it's under your feet
it's everywhere
but if you're looking for free
don't look at me
my enemy became my country
on the run
officer put down the gun
native son
i never wanted to own one
native son
both of us want to be someone
it's so hard
is it so hard for a native son
to be free?
tears fallen from the sky
fallen to the ground
bullets start to fly
he's hurt
he's in the dirt
on my word
i did not take his life
don't want to run away
this isn't in my father's plans
i know i can't stay
if i stay i know what's next
on the run
officer put down the gun
native son
i never wanted to own one
native son
all of us want to be someone
it's so hard
is it so hard for a native son
to be free?
free
yeah yeah yea-yeah
yeah yeah yea-yea-yeah
yeah yeah yea-yea-yea-yeah
free
on the run
officer put down the gun
native son
i never wanted to own one
native son
both of us want to be someone
it's so hard
is it so hard for a native son
to be free?
free
free
yeah