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Free To Be Me Lyrics by Rick James

The Flag

1986

[Verse 1]
I'm up, down, middle of my room
Someone got excited, someone dropped the spoon
A joke, a smoke, I’m crawling on my knees
I'm feeling paranoia, someone rock it, please
A place, a space, any box will do
Just don't let the sun in, please, until I’m through
A room, a tomb, with all those doctors there
Asking crazy questions, aren't they well aware?
[Refrain]
I'm free to be me
I'm wild as a cat, busy as a bee
Free to be me
I do what I choose, I done paid my dues
I'm free to be me
Ask me why I dare, I'll say I don't care
I'm free to be me
Until the end of time, I’ll say what’s on my mind, baby
[bridge #1, sax solo]
[Verse 2]
Day and night, there's always someone there
Watching like an angel, do angels really care?
I stand, I fall, just one day at a time
I keep my life together, but I can change my mind
I love, I lust, but even more I care
Sex is not a fashion, something that you wear
The truth, the lies, I hear them all the time
Coming from a stranger, a real good friend of mine
[Refrain]
I’m free to be me
I'm wild as a cat, busy as a bee
Free to be me
I do what I choose, I done paid my dues
You can say what you feel
I paid dues to be for real
I can afford to wave my freak flag high
[Verse 3]
Free to be me
A funky millionaire, my God has placed me there
Free to be me
When I'm on the down, He brings me back around, baby
[Chorus]
Free! (x3)
Sing it to me, baby-baby-baby-baby-baby...
Free!
[bridge #2, piano solo]
Free! (x8)
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Rick James

Rick James

About “Free To Be Me” by Rick James

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"Free To Be Me" appears on "The Flag" in 1986.

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