[Verse 1]
My granddad said it plain
With a hand on the rail
Some things don't need a fight
They're written in the pale
Boy is boy, girl is girl
That's the line I know
Sunday hymn, schoolyard dust
And a creek that runs slow
[Pre-Chorus]
But freedom's a wide-open fence
Room to breathe and stand
No one owns your conscience
No one owns your hand
[Chorus]
Boy is boy, girl is girl
(hey, hey)
Let it ring through the world
(hey, hey)
Freedom's for everyone
On this red dirt earth
Boy is boy, girl is girl
That's where we start first
[Verse 2]
I seen hard times on the farm
Seen a porch light fade
When trouble came too close
Folks prayed and got brave
Sometimes the old back road
Turns rough as a stone
You hold the line, you guard your home
Then you let the shame roll on
[Pre-Chorus]
But freedom's a wide-open fence
Room to breathe and stand
No one owns your conscience
No one owns your hand
[Chorus]
Boy is boy, girl is girl
(hey, hey)
Let it ring through the world
(hey, hey)
Freedom's for everyone
On this red dirt earth
Boy is boy, girl is girl
That's where we start first
[Bridge]
I want a town where every soul
Can walk in the same light
Where love ain't a weapon
And fear don't win the night
[Chorus]
Boy is boy, girl is girl
(hey, hey)
Let it ring through the world
(hey, hey)
Freedom's for everyone
On this red dirt earth
Boy is boy, girl is girl
That's where we start first