[Verse 1]
I grew up on stories
Of people standing in the sun
Hands raised in their own way
Every heart beating as one
Old voices in old buildings
New songs in the open air
Different prayers, different languages
All of them welcome there
[Chorus]
Freedom, I love you
You teach us how to live out loud
Every color in the same sky
Every voice inside this crowd
Freedom, I love you
You open every locked-up door
Let us worship, let us wonder
Let us say what we stand for
[Verse 2]
We argue at the table
But we still save each other seats
March side by side on Monday
Then laugh on Friday down the street
From front porch conversations
To a headline drawing heat
We keep talking, keep on walking
Till our hope feels concrete
[Chorus]
Freedom, I love you
You teach us how to live out loud
Every color in the same sky
Every voice inside this crowd
Freedom, I love you
You open every locked-up door
Let us worship, let us wonder
Let us say what we stand for
[Bridge]
Proud of how we gather
From a thousand different ways
When we rise up for each other
I believe in brighter days (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
Freedom, I love you
You teach us how to live out loud
Every color in the same sky
Every voice inside this crowd
Freedom, I love you
You open every locked-up door
Let us worship, let us wonder
Let us say what we stand for