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