Freedom
[00:23.91] Everything I have, everything I own,
[00:26.67] All my mistakes, fan, you already know.
[00:29.42] I wanna be free, (free) I wanna be free. (free)
[00:36.42] From Senegal West Africa
[00:38.92] To St. Louis, Missouri,
[00:42.41] Thanks to Katherine Dunham
[00:44.18] For giving my pops his glory.
[00:46.66] He came down with his drum
[00:49.44] And a dream to change the world
[00:52.17] In a free uplifting world
[00:54.92] And that's all he ever want.
[00:57.68] Mom came a little after,
[01:00.17] Gave birth to my brother.
[01:02.91] Then all of the pressure
[01:05.71] Made 'em fight one another.
[01:08.17] See, the pain would never last,
[01:10.92] Did the best with what they had,
[01:13.68] He knew the world was out for grabs
[01:16.42] And he searched to find his
[01:18.17] Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, (oh) Freedom
[01:25.91] Everything I have, (have) everything I own,
[01:30.69] All my mistakes, fan, you already know.
[01:33.18] I wanna be free, (free) I wanna be free.
[01:37.92] So, I search to find my (find my)
[01:39.41] Freedom, Freedom, (oh yea) Freedom, (oh) Freedom
[01:49.17] Everything I have, (have) everything I own,
[01:51.90] All my mistakes, girl, you already know.
[01:54.66] I wanna be free, (free) I wanna be free, (free) yeah.
[02:01.67] As a kid I never knew
[02:04.17] I'd have to hustle just to make it through.
[02:06.91] So, I found myself skipping school,
[02:09.66] 'Cause the girls don't think I'm cool.
[02:12.17] And because of that I didn't care
[02:14.93] Whether or not I went to jail,
[02:17.67] I just wanna be treated fair,
[02:20.40] 'Cause that's all I ever knew.
[02:22.92] Tellin' me I need to slow down, (slow down)
[02:24.94] 'Cause everybody in the whole town, (whole town)
[02:29.42] 'Cause they know how I get down, (get down)
[02:30.91] Foreigner from another town. (whole town)
[02:34.68] Can you believe we still around? (slow down)
[02:36.41] After so many hit the ground. (the ground)
[02:38.90] And we ain't gonna stop now, (stop now)
[02:41.68] Until we get that
[02:43.43] Freedom, (oh) Freedom, (oh) Freedom, (oh) Freedom
[02:53.42] Everything I have, (have) everything I own, (own)
[02:56.18] All my mistakes, fan, you already know, (yea)
[02:58.43] I wanna be free, (free) I wanna be free,
[03:03.17] (Won't stop till I find my)
[03:04.66] Freedom, (my Freedom) Freedom, (my Freedom) Freedom, (oh) Freedom
[03:14.67] Everything I have, (have) everything I own, (own)
[03:17.41] All my mistakes, girl, you already know, (yeah)
[03:19.91] I wanna be free, (free) I wanna be free. (free)
[03:26.17] If you wanna be free, and the land is drug-free,
[03:28.43] Put your hands up, (hey) put your hands up. (hey)
[03:30.91] If you wanna be free, from all your misery,
[03:33.69] Put your hands up, (hey) put your hands up. (hey)
[03:36.17] If you wanna be free, with plenty money,
[03:38.91] Put your hands up, (hey) put your hands up. (hey)
[03:41.67] If you wanna be free, just praise G-O-D,
[03:44.41] Put your hands up, (hey) put your hands up. (hey)
[03:47.43] Freedom, (oh) Freedom (Freedom), Freedom, (oh) Freedom
[03:57.42] Everything I have, everything I own,
[03:59.92] All my mistakes, girl, you already know
[04:02.44] I wanna be free (wanna be free),
[04:05.18] I wanna be free (wanna be free yea yea yea yea)
