[Verse 1] I was born with a coat of spikes On the edge of the pinewood line Mama said, “Boy, keep moving They’ll fence you in if you don’t mind” I don’t want a cage with a name I don’t want a tag on my back Just a little room to choose And a road nobody can track [Pre-Chorus] They put signs on every tree They put rules on every stream But I got a stubborn heart And a map inside my feet [Chorus] I’m a porcupine, I’m free I make my own little way Hands off my thorns, hands off me I was not made to obey I’m a porcupine, I’m free (Oh-oh, I’m free) I’m a porcupine, I’m free No one tells me where to stay [Verse 2] At the town gate, they checked my pulse Asked me where I’d learned to roam Told me “Safety comes from silence” Told me “Order is your home” But I saw the dogs on short chains Saw the birds with clipped-up wings Saw the way they smile too hard When a lock turns into a king [Pre-Chorus] They can stamp the papers blue They can count the miles I move But a spine full of needles Still knows what it has to do [Chorus] I’m a porcupine, I’m free I make my own little way Hands off my thorns, hands off me I was not made to obey I’m a porcupine, I’m free (Oh-oh, I’m free) I’m a porcupine, I’m free No one tells me where to stay [Bridge] If the walls keep growing tall I’ll slip through every crack If they paint the sky in rules I’ll still find my way back I don’t need a crown or guard I don’t need a leash or key Just a patch of open ground And the right to simply be [Chorus] I’m a porcupine, I’m free I make my own little way Hands off my thorns, hands off me I was not made to obey I’m a porcupine, I’m free (Oh-oh, I’m free) I’m a porcupine, I’m free No one tells me where to stay
