Allen had this song for 5 Years before Ronnie came up with the melody and lyrics! 🙂 Allen Wrote the song before Ronnie could write Lyrics, there was to many chords, Ronnie Said. One day Ronnie said Hey Play those chords again! and BAM! FreeBird was Born ! - “The whole long jam was Allen Collins himself,” Rossington says. “He was bad. He was super bad! He was bad-to-the-bone bad. When we put the solo together, we liked the sound of the two guitars, and I could’ve gone out and played it with him.