Lyrics
Heaven knows I was just a young boy
I didn't know what I wanted to be
I was every hungry little school girl's pride and joy
And I guess that was enough for me
To win the race, a prettier face
Brand new clothes and a big fat place on your rock and roll TV
But today the way I play the game has got to change
Now I gotta get myself happy
I think there's something you should know
I think it's time I told you so
There's something deep inside of me
There's someone else I've got to be
Take back your picture in its frame
Take back your singing in the rain
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
All we have to do now
Is take these lies and make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don't belong to you
And you don't belong to me
Freedom, I won't let you down
So please don't give me up
Gotta have some faith in the sound
It's the one good thing that I've got
I won't let you down
So please don't give me up
'Cause I would really love to stick around
(Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom)
You got to give what you take
Heaven knows we sure had some fun, boy
What a kick, just my buddy and me
We had every big shot, good time band on the run, boy
We were living in our fantasy
We won the race, got out of the place
Went back home, got a brand new face for the boys on MTV
Now today the way I play the game is not the same, no
I gotta get myself happy, I've got to get myself
I think there's something you should know
I think it's time I stopped the show
There's something deep inside of me
There's someone I forgot to be
Take back your picture in its frame
Don't know that I'll be back again
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
All we have to do now
Is take these lies and make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don't belong to you
And you don't belong to me
Freedom, I won't let you down
So please don't give me up
Freedom, gotta have some faith in the sound
It's the one good thing that I've got
Please don't let me down
Please don't let me
(Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom)
You got to give what you take