In the dawning of the social revolution In an age when, 'do your thing', was never done I met a woman like I'd never known A girl with a mind of her own, she spoken freely She began to talk about a new horizon She said, "Come with me, babe, we shall overcome" She said, "Excuse me while I kiss the sky You see some folks were going to die, I was born to run" She was a free spirit A gypsy with an angel's wings She was a free spirit The answer to a dreamer's dreams Free spirit I still dream about the first time we were lovers And I can't forget how beautiful it was, yes, it was It wasn't guilty and it wasn't a shame It wasn't something that you've got to explain Lord, it was free love She was a free spirit A gypsy with an angel's wings She was a free spirit The answer to a dreamer's dreams A free spirit She was a woman, way ahead of her time She had vision when the world was blind, liberty She was a free spirit A gypsy with an angel's wings She was a free spirit The answer to all my dreams She was a free spirit A gypsy with an angel's wings She was a free spirit The answer to all my dreams She was a free spirit A gypsy with an angel's wings She was a free spirit Oh, once in a life time, babe