Jeffrey Gaines

To Be Free

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Ever since I was a child
I was havin' fun and runnin' wild
Now I'm older and the world is growin' colder
I hope I don't run out of time
All I want is to be free
Be who I'm supposed to be
Take these chains right off of me
All I want is to be free
Somewhere I must have got off track
Now my only aim is gettin' back
I can't suppress or deny my happiness
Someday we all gotta face the fact
All I want is to be free
Be who I'm supposed to be
Take these chains right off of me
All I want is to be free
I must get out of my head
I must get out of this bed
I want the sun on my skin
I'm tired on laying around
I'm tired of feeling down
I want so badly to win
All I want is to be free

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2012-02-06 16:54:09

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