A poignant ballad that reflects on the liberating promise of the Free Love movement in the 60's and 70's and its ultimate betrayal.

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Coming of age during that era.

They called it free love
And it sounded exciting
When I heard free love
It seemed so inviting
They proclaimed free love
Held the promise of peace
If we shared love with everyone
There would be world harmony

Heady stuff, free love
To taste the forbidden
Open and freely
No shame to be hidden
Finally I could
Do what I'd never dared
Feel the freedom that men always flaunted
Without any cares

Caught up in free love
As then was the fashion
Stoned out at parties
Flowing with passion
Was I with two men
Were there three, were there four
Were some of them women, all swimming
In ersatz amour

Finally, free love
Seemed more curse than a blessing
Empty and lonely
Something was missing
With no commitment
What did I have to show?
With the freedom I'd gained
I was no longer free to say no

So much for free love
It was not worth the cost
Experience won
Self-esteem lost
I gave up free love
In the hope there would be
One who'd be mine alone
Who would cherish and love only me

They called it free love
They called it free love
It wasn't free…