You could spend your whole life working for something
Prison walls still standing tall
Love will come, set me free, I do believe
Keep on building bombs, gonna drop them all
Love will come, set me free, yes
People walk a tight rope on a razors edge
Keep on building prisons, gonna fill them all
Love I try to follow
Prophets on the sidewalk begging for change
Or thought, or a word or a sentence
I can't explain why we live this way
Cursing my name
Talking about nothing, not thinking 'bout death
Some things never change at all
But I say them anyway
Love will come, set me free, yes
There ain't no reason things are this way
I got a basket full of lemons and they all taste the same
Preachers on the podiums speaking the sayings
They air on my skin in the world under my toes
Love will come, set me free, I know it will
Every little heartbeat, every little breath
I can't explain why we live this way
It's how they've always been and they intend to stay
Carrying their hurt and hatred and weapons
Slavery stitched to the fabric of my clothes
To argue the truth
We do it every day
Just to have it taken away
Like a lung, it's filled with cold
Suffocating slow
It could be a bomb, or a bullet or a pen
There ain't no reason things are this way
I don't know why I say the things I say
People walk around pushing back their debts
Breaking your back, make you sell your soul
It's how they've always been and they intend to stay
Working your fingers bare to the bone
Wearing paychecks like necklaces and bracelets
A window and a pigeon with a broken wing
Old ladies laughing from the fire escape
You don't need no razor or a three piece suit
Love will come, set me free, I do believe
The wind blows wild and I may move
The politicians lie and I am not a fool
Love will come, set me free
Chaos and commotion wherever I go
Love will come, set me free, I know it will
But love will come, set me free