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Free At Last

1972

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1972

Free At Last

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Catch a Train

Catch a train to my place
Call me when you get into town
I’m gonna meet you at the station, oh yeah
You can tell me why you’re feeling down

Is it you mother, though she tends to shout a bit
But she’s got her problems too
And I don’t doubt it
Baby your father
I know he’s always drinking
Most of the time
He don’t even know what he’s doing

Now baby
Catch a train to my place
Call me when you get into town
Gonna meet you at the station
You can tell me why you’re feeling down

I can’t imagine
Why you’re feeling so alone
It’s just a week since I saw ya
Baby why are you crying so?

All you got to do is
Catch a train to my place
Call me when you get into town
I’m gonna meet you at the station
You can tell me why you’re feeling,
Catch a train to my place
Call me when you get into town
I’m gonna meet you at the station
You can tell me why you’re feeling,

Ah baby why you’re feeling down
Down, down, down, down
Why don’t you come around
Why don’t you catch a train
The midnight train’s all right

Songwriters: Simon Kirke / Paul Kossoff / Andy Fraser / Paul Rodgers
Catch A Train lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group

Magic Ship

Over there is my magic ship
Would you care to go on a trip
We’ll be sailing on and on
To a land where few have gone
Beyond the skies in my mind

Sweet bells ring and ring and ring you harmonies
Rolling out like the waves on the sea
Sweet bells ring and ring and ring your harmonies
Rolling out to those who can see

Let’s away to a distant night
Let’s away on a magic flight
We’ll be sailing on and on
To a land where few have gone
Beyond the skies in my mind

Sweet bells ring and ring and ring you harmonies
Rolling out like the waves on the sea
Sweet Bells ring and ring and ring your harmonies
Calling out to those who can hear

Oh who can see
Because were sailing

Sweet bells ring and ring and ring you harmonies
Rolling out like the waves on the sea
Sweet Bells ring and ring and ring and ring your harmonies
Rolling out to those who can hear

Oh can you see
Inside
Don’t be afraid,
Step aboard
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
All right here we go.

Songwriters: Simon Kirke / Paul Kossoff / Paul Rodgers / Andrew Mc Ian Fraser
Magic Ship lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group

Sail On

Sail on my brother
Sail on through the night
Sail on my sister
Sail on through the night

Beautiful as the day is long
Beautiful as the day is long

Sail on your troubles
Sail on through your doubts
Sail on your worries
Sail on soon you’ll work it out

Beautiful as the day is long
Beautiful as the day is long

I’ve always been a believer
In the good things of life
But they don’t all come wrapped in cellophane
And they don’t always seem to turn out right
They don’t always seen to turn out right

I’ve always been a believer
In the good things of life
But they don’t all come wrapped in cellophane
And they don’t always seem to turn out right
No, no, no,
They don’t always seen to turn out right
Sometimes they do not
Humm…. sail on

Travellin' Man

Travellin’ man goes anywhere
I don’t stay nowhere long
Travellin’ man don’t turn your back
Before you know I’m gone

Don’t ask me where have I been
Or if I’m staying long
‘Cause till I find a love that’s real
I’m gonna keep on travelin’ on

Travellin’ man is what I am
I don’t stay nowhere long
Travellin’ man don’t turn your back
Before you know I’m gone

Hey baby, now jump aboard
And help me to sing this song
Don’t you worry ’bout the boys and me
Aint gonna do you no wrong

Travellin’ man that’s what I am
I don’t stay nowhere long
Travellin’ man don’t turn your back
Before you know I’m gone

Travellin’ man goes anywhere
But I don’t stay nowhere long
Travellin’ man don’t turn your back
Before you know I’m gone

Travellin’ man that’s what I am
I don’t stay nowhere long
Travellin’ man don’t turn your back
Before you know oh, oh

I am travellin’ man
Travellin’ man
I am travellin’ man

This is a wild world
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I just love to see the stars above me
I just love to be free

I am travellin’ man
Travellin’ man
I am travellin’ man

Songwriters: Simon Kirke / Paul Kossoff / Paul Rodgers / Andy Fraser
Travelling Man lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group

Little Bit of Love

I believe
If you give
A little bit of love
To those you live with
A little bit of love
Oh oh oh
Has gotta come your way

Well in my mind
It’s easy
To lose sight of the truth
But in my heart
I can’t deny
My feeling inside

‘Cause I believe
If you give
A little bit of love
To those you live with
A little bit of love
Oh oh oh
Has gotta come your way

Man in the sky
You say you are flying
Your lose sight of the world
You want to stay high
Then don’t deny
Your feeling inside

‘Cause I believe
If you give
A little bit of love
To those you live with
A little bit of love
Oh oh oh
Has gotta come your way

Yeah, yeah
Whoo

I believe
If you give
A little bit of love
To those you live with
A little bit of love
Oh
Has gotta come your way

I believe
If you give
A little bit of love
To those you live with
A little bit of love
Whoo
Has gotta come your way

I do believe, oh
Give a little love

Songwriters: Andy Fraser / Simon Frederick St. George Kirke / Paul Francis Kossoff / Paul Bernard Rodgers
Little Bit Of Love lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group

Guardian of the Universe

Sleep now my little baby
Safe inside your mama
You have no name
But soon you will
And soon the sun will shine

Guardian of the Universe
Son of son
Shine a light of peace and love
On this little one
On this little one

Slowly comes the day
You will see, hear, touch and feel
Slowly comes the day
You will know
What kind of world this is

Guardian of the Universe
Son of son
Shine a light of peace and love
On this little one
On this little one

Slowly comes the day
You will see, hear and touch and feel
Slowly comes the day
You will know
The kind of world this is

Guardian of the Universe
Son of son
Shine a light of peace and love
On this little one

Guardian of the Universe
Son of son
Shine a light of peace and love
On this little one
On this little one
Oh, oh, oh

Songwriters: Andy Fraser / Simon Frederick St. George Kirke / Paul Francis Kossoff / Paul Bernard Rodgers
Guardian of the Universe lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group

Child

Child you’re talking of freedom
Painted on your garden wall
It’s not there at all
Child you’re talking of wisdom

You say wisdom is a golden rule
You ain’t no fool
But you don’t know who it is
Who calls you name

In the light of the golden moon
You don’t know who it is who brought you here
And chained up your heart
So soon

Child you’re life is a fairytale
And it’s not the same
And the clouds
You’re hiding behind

In your misty mind have disappeared
Like a sailor far from the shores of your dreams
And far from the love of your home
Sailor lost on your own misty seas

And the chains on your heart, baby
Might be my love
Might be my love
It’s so confusing

And you feel that you’re loosing yourself
But, there over the mountain
You thought you’d never have to climb
There’s a road

Reaching and stretching
To the corner of your mind
Like a river casts aside the dust
And grows and grows as it flows

The feeling deep inside of you
Must break like a dam

So set you free
So set you free
So set you free.

Songwriters: Andy Fraser / Simon Frederick St. George Kirke / Paul Francis Kossoff / Paul Bernard Rodgers
Child lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group

Goodbye

Goodbye
I hope we meet again
Goodbye
Is this how it’s got to end
But we’ve come to the end of our road together
Made a stand that’s gonna last forever
Brother tell me what you’re gonna do

Will you take the high road
Will you take the low road
Will you take the fast train out of town
To get back home

Will you take the high road
Will you take the low road
Oh brother
You’re out on your own

Goodbye
Is this how it’s got to be
Call by we can rap over tea
We’ve come to the end of our road together
Made a stand that’s gonna last forever
Brother won’t you tell me what you’re gonna do

Will you take the high road
Will you take the low road
Will you take the fast train out of town
To get back home

Will you take the high road
Will you take the low road
Oh brother, now that you’re out on your own

We learned a lot from each other
That’s how we came to be brothers
Brother won’t you tell me what your problem is
Oh and
Don’t waste your time on hate
Can be used in better ways
Remember the time and better days

Goodbye
I hope we meet again
But the good times
Will always remain
But we’ve come to the end
Of our road together
We made a stand that’s gonna last forever
Brother tell me what you’re gonna do

Will you take the high road
Will you take the low road
Will you take the fast train out of town
To get back home
Will you take the high road
Will you take the low road
Oh you’re out on your own

Now will you take the high road
Or will you take the low road
The fast train out of town
To get back home

Will you take the high road
Will you take the low road
Oh brother you’re out on your own
Out on your own
Out on your own
Out on your own

Songwriters: Andy Fraser / Simon Frederick St. George Kirke / Paul Francis Kossoff / Paul Bernard Rodgers
Goodbye lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group

Free at Last is the fifth studio album by English rock band Free. The band had broken up in April 1971 due to differences between singer Paul Rodgers and bassist Andy Fraser but had now reformed.

All members of the band made a concerted effort to work smoothly and efficiently for guitarist Paul Kossoff‘s sake as he was suffering due to an addiction to Mandrax (Quaaludes). For example, in a symbolic gesture all tracks were credited to every member of the band regardless of who actually wrote them.

The attitude to the songwriting was also vastly different; there are no outright rock songs at all, and the three songs that contain fast-paced moments all have slower, more introspective moments. Also, many fans have interpreted some of the melancholic lyrics (many of which concern people in some form of emotional distress) as referring to Kossoff.

The album was reasonably successful, peaking at #9 in the UK album charts making it their most successful UK studio album since Fire and Water (1970). The single release “Little Bit of Love” reached #13; despite failing to enter the top ten it was still their third best selling single release (it would be beaten by “Wishing Well” the following year). The album fared less well in the US, reaching #69; this was still a significant improvement on all previous albums bar Fire and Water.

However, problems began again when the band was then expected to tour to promote the album, as Kossoff was faced with a task for which he was not physically capable. Gigs had been disastrous, with Fraser remembering that “you could see people in the audience crying for him, longing for him to be all right” (quoted in Phil Sutcliffe’s liner notes). Unable to continue, Fraser left the band permanently, aged just 20. Kossoff also pulled out of the tour (although not technically leaving the band) in order to seek treatment for his drug addiction.

During the period in late 1971 where the band had split, Kossoff and Kirke had formed a new band with Japanese bassist Tetsu Yamauchi and keyboard player John “Rabbit” Bundrick; Kirke asked them to join the Free tour in place of Fraser. They accepted, and soon joined the band officially.