I Wanna Be Free
A.C. Reed with Earl Hooker Lyrics

Angela was dressed up With her eyes all full of makeup On the street, when she waved to me
Angela was dolled up, wearing makeup and waving at me from the street, where she was last spotted living freely.

She didn't look much older than the Last time that I saw her living free Without the need
She did not seem to have aged much since the last time I saw her, living without a care in the world.

Hanging round money now from Every creep, she was giving up Her body down on any street And she said
Angela was now hanging around sketchy people, receiving money in exchange for sex work on various streets.

Get myself together and I'll move South for the weather Then you'll see, I'll be living free
Angela plans to leave the town and move to the South to start anew so that she can finally live freely.

I'll just kick the habit Cos it's killing me this bad shit from The street, I wanna be free I wanna be free I wanna be free
She acknowledges her addiction has become fatal and wants to be free from the drugs that she had been acquiring from her work.

Haven't sent her since the day I saw her face and moved away from Town, she was looking down
Since moving away from town and seeing Angela, she seemed to have been in a depressed state.

I just hope she finds a way To keep the demons all at bay Inside, it was like she'd died
The singer hopes that Angela can find a way to manage her inner demons which has seemingly caused her to lose her spark and joy in life.

I wanna be free I wanna be free I wanna be free Get myself together and I'll move South for the weather Then you'll see, I'll be living free I'll just kick this habit Cos it's killing me this bad shit from The street, I wanna be free I wanna be free I wanna be free I, want to be free, want to be free I, want to be free, want to be free
Repeatedly expressing the longing to be free from her current lifestyle through moving to the South, becoming sober and breaking free from the shackles of drug addiction.