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Lyrics omitted. The annotations below are reproduced by permission of David Dodd; the song lyrics themselves are copyrighted and are not reproduced here. Read them at the official source: dead.net/songs.
Eventually rewritten by Garcia for performance by the Grateful Dead.
Recorded on
First performance: Sunday, February 21, 1993, at the Oakland Coliseum Arena. "Liberty" appeared as the first song in the second set, preceding "Corinna." Also debuting at the show were "Lazy River Road," and "Eternity." The song remained in steady rotation thereafter, for a total of 56 performances.
Final performance: Riverport Amphitheater, Missouri, July 6, 1995.
We must all be foolish at times
It is one of the conditions of liberty.>br> --Walt Whitman