Freedom

1. Everything I have, everything I own
All my mistakes man, you already know
I wanna be free, I wanna be free.

From Senegal, West Africa
To St. Louis, Missouri
Thanks to Catherine Dana
For giving my pops his glory.

He came down with his drum
And a dream to change the world
In a free uplifting world
And that's all he ever want.

Mom came a little after
Gave birth to my brother
Then all of the pressure
Made 'em fight one another.

See, the pain would never last
Did the best with what they had
He knew the world was out for grabs
And he searched to find his.

[Chorus:]
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
Everything I have, everything I own
All my mistakes, man, you already know
I wanna be free, I wanna be free
So I search to find my. [x2]

2. As a kid I never knew
I'd have to hustle just to make it through
So I found myself skipping school
'Cause the girls don't think I'm cool.

And because of that I didn't care
Whether or not I went to jail
I just wanna be treated fair
'Cause that's all I ever knew.

Telling me I need to slow down
'Cause everybody in the whole town
'Cause they know how I get down
Foreigner from another town.

Can you believe we still around
After so many hit the ground
And we ain't gon' stop now
Until we get that.

[Bridge:]
If you wanna be free, and the land is drug free
Put your hands up, put your hands up
If you wanna be free, from all your misery
Put your hands up, put your hands up.

If you wanna be free, with plenty money
Put your hands up, put your hands up
If you wanna be free, just praise G O D
Put your hands up, put your hands up.