Put your hands up, put your hands up
All my mistakes, girl, you already know
So I search to find my
All my mistakes, man, you already know
I wanna be free, I wanna be free
Gave birth to my brother
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
Mom came a little after
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
I wanna be free, I wanna be free
He knew the world was out for grabs
Until we get that
I'd have to hustle just to make it through
Telling me I need to slow down
And a dream to change the world
Everything I have, everything I own
Did the best with what they had
Put your hands up, put your hands up
'Cause that's all I ever knew
And he searched to find his
'Cause the girls don't think I'm cool
I wanna be free, I wanna be free
So I found myself skipping school
Whether or not I went to jail
All my mistakes girl, you already know
And we ain't gon' stop now
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
If you wanna be free, just praise G O D
Put your hands up, put your hands up
Put your hands up, put your hands up
Everything I have, everything I own
All my mistakes, girl, you already know
If you wanna be free, from all your misery
See, the pain would never last
Everything I have, everything I own
For giving my pops his glory
To St. Louis, Missouri
As a kid I never knew
Made 'em fight one another
Then all of the pressure
And that's all he ever want
Everything I have, everything I own
And because of that I didn't care
From Senegal, West Africa
Foreigner from another town
Can you believe we still around?
If you wanna be free, and the land is drug free
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
Thanks to Catherine Dana
In a free uplifting world
I wanna be free, I wanna be free
'Cause everybody in the whole town
He came down with his drum
Won't stop till I find my
After so many hit the ground
Everything I have, everything I own
I wanna be free, I wanna be free
All my mistakes, man, you already know
If you wanna be free, with plenty money
'Cause they know how I get down
I just wanna be treated fair
