I had it tough when I was just a little kid It didn't matter what I thought It didn't matter what I did I felt the doubt for what I lacked right from the start It did a number on my head It could never touch my heart
'Cause I had just enough imagination Just enough to keep the faith That somehow I would think of what to do When I'd get lost in a momentary weakness of emotion All the angels came around to help me through
Life blows fast changes, wind blows past pages All I see is I don't need this High strung tightrope walk, ticking time bomb clock Scratch my name off, cut these chains
I'm free, kickin' out of that prison, I am free Singin' those words of wisdom, let it be Nobodys gonna put the blues inside of me
And in the stress to be the best I've done it all I've slammed the doors, I've jammed the locks I've laid the bricks, I've built the walls Nobone could tell me back then why joy eluded me Kept bumping into that misery Locked up deep down inside of me
Took that rage and I, turned that page and I Packed my tools, went back to school, yeah And I passed my graduation, and I hold my Ph.d In crash test blues I paid those dues
I'm free, kickin' out of that prison, I am free Singin' those words of wisdom, let it be Nobody's gonna put the blues inside of me, yeah
Time flies by in photographs And paper scraps and songs Here I stand in ruby slippers Three taps takes me home
Yeah, I'm free I'm free
I'm free, kickin' out of that prison, I am free Singin' those words of wisdom, let it be Nobody's gonna put the blues inside of me, Ohh yeah
I'm free I'm free I'm free Yeah, I'm free
Time flies by in photographs And paper scraps and songs Here I stand in ruby slippers Three taps takes me home