In his first verse, Mr. Newsman is taking pictures of the singer because of his long hair and boots, which shows that Mr. Newsman is trying to make him stand out.
In the second verse, Kempf says that Lincoln had long hair as well, trying to show that ever though he has long hair doesn't make him a bad person.
In the third verse, Kempf is at war fighting for freedom, but the man that is judging him (Mr. Newsman) is sleeping in a nice warm bed far away and safe.
In the fourth verse, Mr. Newsman calls Kempf subversive, and Kempf replies with even though you are calling him subversive, he is still out there fighting for freedom.
In the fifth verse, Kempf talks about how, he has been fighting for freedom, while rich, snobby, clean shaven kids don't have to worry about anything like that.
In the final verse, Kempf talks about how his clothes are old and raggy, but it shouldn't make any difference because he is still the one fighting for freedom.
I feel the song had a huge impact on the time and it really showed how the hippies were judged even if they went to war. Kempf did a really good job showing this.
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