I Gotta Be Free

Driving down the interstate, windshield wipers slappin'.
CD in the stereo, my left foot is tappin'.
Turned off my cell phone so I won't hear her yappin'.
I gotta be free, yeah.
I gotta be free.

I packed up all my things, my old truck is loaded.
More than a quarter century, I was too devoted.
There is just no way I can sugar coat it.
I gotta be free, yeah.
I gotta be free.

I gotta to be free to be the me I'm meant to be.
I feel so right, I'm free tonight.
Free, I just have this itchin',
Finally free, free from all her bitchin'.

I should have done this years ago, should have just been bolder.
I feel like someone's lifted a huge weight off of my shoulders.
I was being dragged down, it made me feel much older.
I gotta be free, yeah,
I gotta be free.

Make no mistake, marriage is great, when two work together.
When things are right, the future's bright, happiness forever.
But when it's wrong, it's a sad song, lot's of stormy weather.
I gotta be free, yeah,
I gotta be free.

I gotta to be free to be the me I'm meant to be.
I feel so right, I'm free tonight.
Free, I just have this itchin',
Finally free, free from all her bitchin'.



Poetry by Bob Simpson
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Written on 2010-01-10 at 15:15

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Phill
This is fantastic! I'd love to hear this with some guitar... Do you play? Record it!

By the way... It's good to be free, huh? :D Happy trekking sir.
2010-01-10


melanie sue
re:"If this is a reality based poem, I pray all works itself out for the best. I pray you find your freedom, whether it be actual physical or internally. "

I meant to say that I hope you find your freedom physically as well as internally, for all though one can free themselves physically from a physical situation, one can still be a prisoner in the mind.
2010-01-10


melanie sue
You write good poetry perfect for guitar lyrics. There are alot of people who can especially relate to this poem and it makes me sad. "Free" to me, is where one is content to be. If this is a reality based poem, I pray all works itself out for the best. I pray you find your freedom, whether it be actual physical or internally.
2010-01-10