Looking For Freedom -- David Hasselhoff

One morning in June some twenty years ago  I was born a rich man's son
I had everything that money could buy  but freedom - I had none
I've been lookin' for freedom  I've been lookin' so long  I've been lookin' for freedom   
still the search goes on  I've been lookin' for freedom   since I left my home town
I've been lookin' for freedom still it can't be found

I headed down the track, my baggage on my back  I left the city far behind
walkin' down the road, with my heavy load  tryin' to find some peace of mind
father said you'll be sorry, son,  if you leave your home this way
and when you realize the freedom money buys  you'll come running home some day

I paid a lotta dues, had plenty to lose  travelling across the land
worked on a farm, got some muscle in my arm  but still I'm not a self-made man
I'll be on the run for many years to come  I'll be searching door to door
but, given some time, some day I'm gonna find  the freedom I've been searchin' for

The song is about a rich man's son who wants to make his own way in the world, rather than to have everything given to him. Contrary to popular belief and although those two songs are linked, it was not a cover version of the German Schlager 'Auf der Straße nach Süden' performed in 1978 by Tony Marshall. Neither was it a revamped Irish folk song, as once stated by David Hasselhoff on a TV talk show.                                             (wikipedia)