Three-Minute Freedom

(Intro - Heavy Country Rock Guitar Riff with a driving hip-hop beat)

Yeah. Broken. Beat down. Let's go.

(Verse 1 - Rap Style)

Check it, picture this: a heart on the ground, shattered glass

Tryin' to patch the pain, hopin' that the hurt would pass

Used the bottle as a bandage, the pill as a quick fix

Rollin' down a dead-end road, stuck in all the broken tricks.

I was runnin' from the shadow, but the shadow was my soul,

Mad at the universe, losing all control.

Yeah, I cursed the sky, for the hand I had been dealt,

That cold stone in my chest, that's the only thing I felt.

(Pre-Chorus - Country/Singing Style)

Then a friend called my bluff, said, "Come on, Saturday night."

Told him, no way, man, I'm already in a fight.

But somethin' deep inside said, don't you dare refuse,

Slid into the back row, nothin' left to lose.

(Chorus - Country Rock/Anthem)

From broken to whole, in the time it takes a song,

The weight of the world dropped, where it didn't belong.

Oh, that three-minute freedom, washed over my soul,

The Rock and the River, finally made me whole.

I stood up forgiven, felt the warmth of the light,

Healed in the heartbeat of a Saturday night.

(Verse 2 - Rap Style)

Head down, hood up, didn't want the spotlight flash,

Just a ghost in the crowd, avoidin' a friendly clash.

But the music hit different, a rhythm in the air,

Felt a burn in my spirit, not the one from the despair.

The floodgates opened up, tears streamin' down my face,

Fell right to my knees, rooted to that place.

Saw flashes of my childhood, pure joy and innocent grace,

That love from my father, I hadn't felt in this space.

(Bridge - Spoken Word/Rap over stripped-down acoustic guitar and beat)

My earthly old man, yeah, he's gone, I miss him still,

But a voice cut the noise, right through the mental chill.

It said, "Son, let it go. It's okay. You gotta trust your heavenly Father."

My lip was quivering, but I finally said, "Okay."

The concrete shackles broke, they melted right away.

(Guitar/Bass Drop - Heavy Rock/Rap Break)

Yo, the stone is rolled back, the record is clean,

Never saw nothin' like this, never even dreamed.

From the depths of the dirt, to the top of the hill,

No drugs, no drink, just a new life, standin' still.

(Chorus - Country Rock/Anthem)

From broken to whole, in the time it takes a song,

The weight of the world dropped, where it didn't belong.

Oh, that three-minute freedom, washed over my soul,

The Rock and the River, finally made me whole.

I stood up forgiven, felt the warmth of the light,

Healed in the heartbeat of a Saturday night.

(Outro - Rap Ad-libs over fading rock music and beat)

Three minutes, that's all it took...

Yeah, broken to whole, man.

Said yes, Jesus, felt like a new man...

In the time it took that song to end...

Freedom.

(Beat and guitar riff fade out completely)