[Verse 1] He steps up to the plate one day at a time Every swing he takes, every hill that he climbs He's been begging, "Somebody get me out of this Every day is just another day off his list Taking chances and being a kid You know, you know what he's playing with He looks at you, he says, "So tell me what should I do?" It's not up to me, because if it was I'd choose to be free [Chorus] I gotta be free Free to fool around, have fun, yeah Maybe even watch some TV [Verse 2] On the outs, you were looking at trouble Trouble's looking at ya, you'd want to fight him for more. It's a cold day, a long, hard night A bad price to pay for just a little insight There ain't nothing that you need that bad There ain't no one to make you that mad They say that there's a price for every chance you take So go ahead and prove it, choose to be free [Chorus] I gotta be free Free to go up town, down town Go anywhere that I please Now don't you want to be free? You've got to be free Anytime you're doing it your own way, you'll know what I mean [Verse 3] It's your life, I can't tell you how to live it You know what you take, you know what you can give it You got a good head, you better use it 'Cause everything that you got, boy, you've been choosing it There ain't no greater high in life And there ain't nothing straighter than doing it right Any fool can make a mistake. it take a tough boy like you To prove to be free [Chorus] I gotta be free Free to do this, do that, tell me What do you want to be? Now, don't you want to be free? You gotta be free Yeah, yeah Any day you call your own, that's the kind of day that you need. [Outro] You gotta be free You gotta be free Free, free, free, free Yes, yes, you know that's what you want to be Free


