The Band
I Shall Be Released (Alternate Take)
[Verse 1]
They say ev’rything can be replaced
Yet ev’ry distance is not near
So I remember ev’ry face
Of ev’ry man who put me here
[Chorus]
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
[Verse 2]
They say ev’ry man needs protection
They say ev’ry man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Some place so high above this wall
[Chorus]
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
[Verse 3]
Standing next to me in this lonely crowd
Is a man who swears he’s not to blame
All day long I hear him shout so loud
Crying out that he was framed
[Chorus]
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released