[Verse 1]
I sold my house, I sold my car
I took a job at Milly's bar
I met a man who was running from the government

[Chorus]
And he wants to be a free man, yeah
Oh, he wants to be a free man, yeah

[Verse 2]
He took me out to his campsite
I met his friends
They seemed alright
Until I noticed everybody seemed real uptight

[Chorus]
They just wanna be a free man now
They just wanna be a free man now
They just wanna be a free man now

[Post-Chorus]
Pardon me, man
Oh, but who's your mother
Oh, and didn't she say
You should love one another? Oh
[Verse 3]
He showed me how to load a piece
To shoot it straight between the teeth
And the next thing I know I think I've fallen in love

[Chorus]
And I'm livin' with a free man now
Oh, now I'm cooking for the free man now

[Verse 4]
He took me out in his old truck
He told me anyone who ain't white sucks
That's when I realized I'd made a big mistake

[Chorus]
Oh, I'm running from the free man now
Oh, I'm running from the free man now
Oh, I'm running from the free man now

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, but pardon me man
Oh, who's your mother
And didn't she teach you?
She should love one another

[Verse 5]
Late one night, I snuck away
To use the phone so I could say
I'd appreciate a little bit of government
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm married to a free man now
Oh, I'm married to a free man now
Yeah, I'm married to a free man now

[Outro]
Well, I'm married to a free man now
Yeah, I'm married to a free man now
Oh, I'm married to a free man now
I think I'm running from a free man
Running from a free man
Running from a free man now
Oh, I'm running from a free man now
Oh, I'm running from a free man now