Freddie's dead, huh
Everybody's misused him
Just remember, Freddie's dead
Love, love, love, love, love
Songwriter: Curtis Mayfield
But reality, what does it mean?
This could be such a beautiful world
Say Freddie's dead, huh
Freddie's on the corner now
It's hard to understand, there was love in this man
But his hope was a rope, but he should have known
Another junkie plan, pushing dope for the man
No one's serious and it make furious
Hey, yeah, hey, hey
With a wonderful girl, I need a woman, child
Love, love, love, love, love
Freddie's dead
And if you want to be a junkie, wow
Yeah, yeah
That's what I said
Ripped him off and abused him
Hey, yeah, hey, hey
We're all built up with progress
With a little love I'm tryin' to find
I'm sure all would agree that his misery
A terrible blow but that's how it goes
Freddy, Freddy, Freddy, Freddy
Ain't no damned thing said
Freddie's dead
Why can't we brothers protect one another?
But sometimes I must confess
Let the [unverified] said he'd send him home
Ripped him off and abused him
You can deal with rockets and dreams
That's what I said
Hey, yeah, hey, hey
Was his woman and things
Don't be misled, just think of Fred
Yeah, yeah
All I want is some peace of mind
Love, love, love, love, love
Publishers: TODD MAYFIELD PUBLISHING, WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP
And if you want to be a junkie, wow
'Cause Freddie's dead
Freddie's dead, huh
Don't be misled, just think of Fred
Yeah, yeah
Another junkie plan, pushing dope for the man
Everybody's misused him
Freddie's on the corner now