[Verse 1]
Well, I'm doin' ten to twenty
In the frozen Granite State
And every day I go to work
To stamp out license plates
Every day I go to work
And every night I cry
'Cause every license plate I make tells me to
"Live Free or Die"

[Chorus]
"Live Free or Die"
Oh Lord, tell me why
Can't they say "Seat Belts Fastened"
Or "Oklahoma Is OK"?
"Vacationland" sounds mighty great
I wouldn't mind stampin' out the Garden State
It's enough to make me cry
"Live Free or Die"

[Verse 2]
Well I, I didn't mean to shoot that man
Why, the gun just went off in my hand
I caught him with my wife
And it cost that man his life
Well, I'd just got home from the factory
And that guy was sittin' where I'm supposed to be
Now he's up there in the sky
And I'm stuck with "Live Free Or Die"
[Chorus]
"Live Free or Die"
Oh Lord, tell me why
Can't they say "Seat Belts Fastened"
Or "Oklahoma Is OK"?
"Vacationland" sounds mighty great
I wouldn't mind stampin' out the Garden State
It's enough to make me cry
"Live Free or Die"

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
So let this be a lesson
To all you married men out there
That patience is a virtue
So make your plans with care
And if you catch your wife with another man
Well, it's best to hold off as long as you can
Then shoot him in another state
Where they got a, a different license plate

[Chorus]
"Live Free or Die"
Oh Lord, tell me why
Can't they say "Seat Belts Fastened"
Or "Oklahoma Is OK"?
"Vacationland" sounds mighty great
I wouldn't mind stampin' out the Garden State
It's enough to make me cry
"Live Free or Die"
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