Freedom Now
Tracy Chapman Lyrics

throwed him in jail
He was arrested and imprisoned.

And they kept him there
He was not released from prison.

Hoping soon he'd die
His jailers wished for his death.

That his body and spirit would waste away
His captors wished for his physical and mental deterioration.

And soon after that his mind
His captors wished for his complete mental breakdown.

But every day is born a fool
There are always people who make foolish decisions.

One who thinks that he can rule
Some individuals believe they have the right to dominate others.

One who says tomorrow's mine
Some people falsely assume they control the future.

One who wakes one day to find
Some people realize too late that they were wrong.

The prison doors open the shackles broken
The imprisoned person has been freed.

And chaos in the street
The people are celebrating and causing commotion.

Everybody sing we're free free free free
The crowd is chanting about their freedom.

Oh they throwed him in jail
He was imprisoned.

Hoping his memory'd die
His captors wished that he would be forgotten.

That the people forget how he once led
His captors hoped that his leadership would be ignored.

And fought for justice in their lives
He had previously been a leader for social justice.

But every day is born a man
There are always people who make dangerous choices.

Who hates what he can't understand
Some individuals respond violently to things they don't comprehend.

Who thinks the answer is to kill
Some people believe that violence is the best solution.

Who thinks his actions are god's will
Some individuals believe their actions are divinely inspired.

And he thinks he's free free free free
The violent man falsely believes he is free.

Yes he thinks he's free free free free
The violent man is willfully ignorant of his own bondage.

Oh, he thinks he's free free free free
The violent man considers himself unrestricted.

Soon must come the day
One day soon.

Oh, when the righteous have their way
When the just and fair people are in charge.

Unjustly tried are free, oh
People who were wrongly imprisoned are released.

And people live in peace I say
When everyone lives in harmony.

Give the man release, oh
Free the imprisoned man.

Go on and set your conscience free
Allow yourself to feel good by doing the right thing.

Right the wrongs you made
Correct the unfortunate things you've done.

Even a fool can have his day
Everyone has the potential to be successful.

Let us all be free, free, free, free
A call for freedom.

Free our bodies free our minds
We should be free both physically and mentally.

Free our hearts
We should be emotionally free.

Freedom for everyone
Everyone deserves to be free.

And freedom now
We deserve freedom right now.

Oh, freedom now
We are in immediate need of freedom.

Freedom now
We can't wait any longer for our freedom.

Let us all be free
A communal cry for freedom.

Let us all be
We should all exist freely.

Let us all be free
Another call for freedom.

Let us all be
We ought to be.

Let us all be free
We should all have freedom.