Every day I hear a different story
People saying that you're no good for me
Saw your lover with another and she's makin' a fool of you, oh
If you love me, baby, you'd deny it
But you laugh and tell me I should try it
Tell me I'm a baby, and I don't understand

But you know that I'll forgive you
Just this once, twice, forever
'Cause baby, you could drag me to hell and back
Just as long as we're together
And you do

I don't want your freedom
I don't want to play around
I don't want nobody, baby
Part time love just brings me down
I don't need your freedom
Girl, all I want right now is you

Do, do, do
Whoa, oh, yeah
Do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do-do-do

Like a prisoner who has his own key
But I can't escape until you love me
I just go from day to day knowing all about the other boys
You take my hand and tell me I'm a fool to give you all that I do
I bet you someday, baby, someone says the same to you

But you know that I'll forgive you
Just this once, twice, forever
'Cause baby, you could drag me to hell and back
Just as long as we're together
And you do, oh

I don't want your freedom
I don't want to play around
I don't want nobody, baby
Part time love just brings me down
I don't want your freedom
Girl, all I want right now is you

Do, do, do
Can't you see you're hurtin' me?
Whoa, oh, yeah
Do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do-do-do

You hurt me, baby, hurt me, baby
Oh
Do-do-do, do, do, do, do
Do-do-do, do, do, do, do
Do-do-do, do, do, do, do
Do-do-do, do, do, do, do
You hurt me, baby, hurt me, baby

But you know that I'll forgive you
Just this once, twice, forever
'Cause baby, you could drag me to hell and back
Just as long as we're together
And you do, oh

I don't want your freedom
I don't need to play around
I don't want nobody, baby
Part time love just brings me down
I don't want your freedom
I don't want to play around
I don't want nobody, baby
Part time love just brings me down

I don't want your (I don't want your)
I don't want your (I don't want your)
I don't want your (I don't want your)
I don't want your (I don't want your)
Oh


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Freedom Lyrics as written by George Michael

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    It's about someone who loves another someone so much that he'd forgive anything she did to him. He'd rather be strung along by her than have his freedom - and he doesn't want anybody else, especially not for a short fling or one-night stand.

    Arbanalityon May 07, 2013   Link

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