I won't be told anymore
That I've been brought down in this storm
Uh and left so far out from the shore
That I can't find my way back, my way anymore

Oh no I won't be told anymore
That I've been brought down in this storm
And left so far out from the shore
Oh that I can't find my way back, my way anymore

No, I
No, I

Forgive them that tear down my soul
And bless them that they might grow old
And free them so that they may know
That it's never too late

For the many times what seemed like a memory
I searched and found the ways you used to lure me in
Oh, I found the ways, oh why it had to be
Mired in denial and saw all the rain

If we ever find it's true
That we have the strength to choose
Oh, freedom or the chains
We have together

I'm gonna tell you a story
Stand up for righteousness
What? (Stand up for justice)
What? (Stand up for truth)
How can a person grow up with all this around them?
You got to call on that something
Where does it come from?
That can make a way out of no way
All this hatred?
What we've got here is
(Fear)
That power that can make a way out of now no way
Failure to communicate
I tell ya I seen the lightning
I've heard the thunder roll
Everybody's acting like we can do anything
And it don't matter what we do
Maybe we gotta be extra careful
Because maybe it matters more than We even know
Sometimes (hatred isn't somethin' you're born with)
I feel discouraged, it gets taught
Sometimes I feel discouraged, I felt this fear
He promised never to leave me
Never to leave me alone, no never alone, no never alone
Let's get something straight, alright?
Promised never to leave me
This whole thing was fucked up
Never to leave me alone
All men betray all lose heart
I don't want to lose heart, I want to believe
Black men and white men together at the table of brotherhood
I have a dream
Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last

Oh I won't be told anymore (if we ever find it's true)
That I've been brought down in this storm (that we have the strength to choose)
And left so far out from the shore (oh, freedom or the chains)
That I can't find my way back, my way anymore (we have together)

Oh no I won't be told anymore (if we ever find it's true)
That I've been brought back in this storm (that we have the strength to choose)
And left so far out from the shore (oh, freedom or the chains)
That I can't find my way back, my way anymore (we have together)
(Oh, oh)


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    Great song from a great album... Kinda goes to show Axl didnt necissarily need Slash after all... I'm glad it turned out the way it did cos for something that took 10 years to make... well the expectations were high to say the least.. Good show Alx. Cant wait for the next Gn'R album!!... And how's Slash's form playing Gunners songs at his live shows.. pmpl Enough Slash-bashing... Ilove the guy seriously, just kinda strikes me as finny is all... wish they all would bury the hatchet and tour as Gn'R proper (with Adler included).

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