Freedom
Dick Brave The Backbeats Lyrics

Heaven knows I was just a young boy
As a young boy, I was unsure of who I wanted to be.

Didn't know what I wanted to be (didn't know what I wanted to be)
I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life.

I was every little hungry schoolgirl's pride and joy
I was a source of admiration for many young girls.

And I guess it was enough for me
Being admired by others was sufficient for my happiness.

To win the race? A prettier face!
Success in life seems to depend on having a better appearance than others.

Brand new clothes and a big fat place on the rock 'n' roll TV (rock 'n' roll TV)
Having new clothes and appearing on television is how success is measured in the rock and roll industry.

But today the way I play the game has got to change (oh yeah)
The way I've been living my life needs to change.

Now I'm gonna get myself happy
I need to focus on my own happiness and well-being.

I think there's something you should know
I have something important to tell you.

I think it's time I told you so
I believe it's an appropriate time to express myself.

There's something deep inside of me
I have some deep feelings that I need to share.

There's someone I forgot to be
I need to rediscover a part of myself that I've neglected.

Take back your picture in the frame
Please take your photo out of its frame.

Take back your singing in the rain
Please don't sing in the rain again.

Just hope you understand
I hope you are able to comprehend my perspective.

Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
A person's true value is not determined by their appearance.

All we have to do now
All that's left to do is to take action.

Is take these lies and make them true somehow
We need to transform the falsehoods into reality.

All we have to see
We just need to recognize.

Is that I don't belong to you
I don't have to answer to anyone else.

And you don't belong to me, yeah yeah
You don't have to answer to me either.

Freedom
I want to be free to make my own decisions.

I won't let you down
I won't disappoint you.

So, please don't give me up
Please don't abandon me.

Gotta have some faith in the sound
We need to have confidence in ourselves and our abilities.

(You've gotta give for what you take)
In order to receive, we must give.

It's the one good thing that I've got
Freedom is the most important thing in my life.

Because I would really, really love to stick around
I don't want to leave just yet.

Heaven knows we sure had some fun boy
We had fun in the past, that's for sure.

What a kick just a buddy and me
Me and my friend had a great time together.

We had every big shot good-time band on the run boy
We were able to beat all of the successful bands.

We were living in a fantasy
Our sense of reality was distorted.

We won the race got out of the place
We succeeded and left our old surroundings.

I went back home got a brand new face
I changed my appearance after returning home.

For the boys on MTV
My new appearance was made specifically for TV.

Because I would really, really love to stick around
I don't want to leave just yet.

Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
Freedom is extremely important to me.

You've gotta give for what you take
We must contribute in order to receive.