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I wanna be free,
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yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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I want, I want to be free,
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yeah, yeah, yeah
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I wanna be free, free, so free
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I don't ever wanna frown
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I don't ever want to be down,
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I want to be free
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So free, yeah
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When trouble comes around
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I don't want to lose my ground
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It's 7am, it's time to get up,
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the park is tickin'
You gotta shine and brush your teeth
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because your prep is kickin'
Dressed in a rush, I see with no doubt
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You better be prepared
and bundle up
because it's cold out
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But I don't mean winter, I mean
Deception, lies and schemes
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Straight to the subway,
you ask yourself why the
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So for the train, just jump the dime higher
No need to get upset,
just pay for the token
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As the train doors open,
you begin hopin'
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You're makin' on time
cause you haven't been lately
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Big man's clockin' you,
lookin' sorta shady
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So you take a deep breath for
sigh of relief
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Cause I'm bout to cut
off at Delancey Street
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It's a shame we gotta be this way
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Somebody break these chains because the
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I wanna be free, so free
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Free from all the pain and strife
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I wanna go on with my life
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I want to be free, so free
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Will there ever be a way,
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will there ever be a brighter day?
Now I just got to pull myself together,
cause when trouble comes around
things never get better,
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then again it could be me,
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all in my mind,
take the weight off my back
and put the trouble behind,
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work on my attitude
and never get heated,
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be the kind of man
that lends a hand when needed,
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loosen my tie, sit back and take a load off,
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at times I want
I wanna gather my belongings
and break north
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To a place known to be stress -free
Where I can breathe easily
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And never have to worry
about theft or murder
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Where women never cheat
and the man never hurt her
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Rape or adultery or HIV
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Some are blind,
I wish that they could see what I see
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I need a way
so I can carry the burden
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Spread my wings and fly away
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I wanna be free
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So free, yes
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Fear of all the pain we bear
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When there's nowhere, nowhere
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I wanna be free
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I so free, yeah
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Let us loosen all these chains
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So there won't be no more rain
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I wanna be free, so free, yeah
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I don't ever wanna frown
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I don't ever wanna be down
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I wanna be free, so free, yeah
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When trouble comes around
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I don't wanna lose my ground
I wanna be free
I stand on my own two,
if I can make a change,
I'm asking you won't you?
If you got a problem,
then you need to talk it out
Don't hold your feelings inside,
just talk about any affirmations
or quarrels you might have
Don't be a follower,
lead the right path
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away from the negative
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I hope you'll learn who
ever feels alone
they got God to turn to
And if you ever feel the urge to cry,
let your emotion escape
through the tears in your eye
So won't you try to escape these times,
and don't get caught between
the complicated lines
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Of love and hate,
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don't get stressed
Approach the struggles
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real mellow with finesse
Take it like a champ, listen close
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And I hope you comprehend
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and understand
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I wanna be free, so free, yeah
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Free from all the pain and strife
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I wanna go on with my life
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I wanna be free, so free, yeah
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Will there ever be a way?
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Will there ever be a brighter day?
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I so free, will there ever be a time,
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will there ever be another life
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I'm free, so free,
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I want to be free, I know
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I want to be free, I want to be free
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I want to be free
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So free
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Oh yeah
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I wanna be free
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Yes, I wanna be free
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So free, yeah
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Final 1
Free
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Don't sleep 'til the sunrise, listen to the falling rain
Don't worry 'bout tomorrow, don't worry 'bout your pain
Don't cry unless you're happy, don't smile unless you're blue
Never let that lonely monster take control of you
Be glad that you are free, free to change your mind
Free to go most anywhere, anytime
Be glad that you are free, there's many a man who's not
Be glad for what you had baby, what you've got
Be glad for what you've got
I know your heart is beating, my drummer tells me so
If you take your life for granted, your beating heart will go
So don't sleep until you're guilty, 'cuz sinners all are we
There's others doing far worse than us, so be glad that you are free
Be glad that you are free, free to change your mind
Free to go most anywhere, anytime
Be glad that you are free, there's many a man who's not
Be glad for what you had baby, what you've got
Be glad for what you've got
Soldiers are a marching, they're writing brand new laws
Will we all fight together for the most important cause?
Will we all fight for the right to be free?
Free (be glad that you are free)
Free to change my mind (Free to change your mind)
Free to go most anywhere, anytime (free to go most anywhere, anytime)
I'm just glad, I'm just glad I'm free, yeah (Be glad that you are free)
There's many a man who's not (there's many a man who's not)
Glad for what I had baby, (be glad for what you had and)
Glad for what I got, oh yeah (for what you've got)
Oh I'm just glad, I'm just glad I'm free, yeah (be glad that you are free)
Free to change my mind (free to change your mind)
Free to go most anywhere, anytime (free to go most anywhere, anytime)
(Be glad that you are free)
(There's many a man who's not)
I'm so... (be glad for what you had and for what you've got)
