[Verse 1]
I keep walking down the same city streets
The same city lines to the same lonely beat
People say hello but I don't know what to say
I don't know how I feel, I just can't act that way

[Pre-Chorus]
I wanna hide from all these strangers
I wanna run home to you
All I need is your compassion

[Chorus]
Then we can be free, yes
I wanna be free, yes
I wanna be free, yes
I wanna be free

[Verse 2]
Oh, the way I'm shut out by your silence
It's the loudest thing I've ever known
You leave me, leave me hanging
'Til I feel useless with my hope

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, it's lonely in the city
It can be lonely next to you
Just have the courage to open up to yourself
[Chorus]
Then we can be free, yes
I wanna be free, yes
I wanna be free, yes
I wanna be free
I just wanna be free
Oh, I wanna be free, yeah, yes, yes
I wanna be free

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, it's lonely in the city
It can be lonely next to you
Just have the courage to open up yourself and

[Chorus]
We can be free, yes
I wanna be free, yes
I wanna be free, yes
I wanna be free
I just wanna be free
Oh, I wanna be free
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I wanna be free, yes
I wanna be free
I just, I wanna be free, yes
I wanna be free