[Verse 1]
I was a carer I was a builder
I was a beggar I stole from Jesus
Hallelujah I need to be free
I've been a sufferer a mistreated lover
I've been a refugee without a country
Hallelujah I need to be free
[Pre-Chorus]
I need to be free from oppressive history
I need to be free from the 419 roguery
I need to be free from the vicious oversight
I need to be free from the exploitative might
I need to be free
[Chorus]
I need to be free
I need to be free
Free free free free free
I need to be free
I need to be free
Free free free free free
We need to be free
Free free free free free
We need to be free
Free free free free free
We need to be free
[Verse 2]
I've been a witness I've been a cryer
I've been a victim of corporate empires
Hallelujah Hallelujah once more
I've been abandoned I've been a stray one
I've been a maroon without a kingdom
Hallelujah Hallelujah once more
[Pre-Chorus]
I need to be free from oppressive history
I need to be free from the 419 roguery
I need to be free from the vicious oversight
I need to be free from the exploitative might
I need to be free
[Chorus]
I need to be free (free free free free free)
I need to be free
We need to be free (free free free free free)
We need to be free
Freedom free freedom free free
We need to be free
Freedom emancipation free free
We need to be free