Just a man
is all I've ever been
To live in peace, was my plan
Truth depends on who sees it all, eyes behold,
living mystery to unfold, all I know is, that
I needed to be free, all I wanted was,
a chance to be a man,
Equal rights
and opportunities for me
But darkness hold me down,
hold me down, hold
Hold me down
I thought that I'd be judged
Not by the color of my skin
But by the content of my mind
Just a waste of time
You may take my place
But you will never take my pride,
you release your chains
But still I wear the scars of your democracy,
hypocrisy, hypocrisy and darkness
Hold me down, hold me down,
hold me down
Every breaking day I pray
That my pain will go away
And I've shown that there's a way
Yes, it's the way it is
Traveler, open up the door
All I know is
That I needed to be free
All I wanted was
A chance to be a man
Equal rights
and opportunities for me
Seems starless
Hold me down, hold me down,
hold me down
All I wanted was a chance to be a man
Equal rights and opportunities for me
But darkness hold me down,
hold me down, hold me down
So much wickedness and shadows
Keep holding me back, all these years,
I can't take no more of that
I'm gonna break free any day now
Break free, break free,
and set my spirit free
Seem down, oh darkness
Break free, oh darkness
Seem to hold me down,
oh darkness
No more darkness in my life
Just happiness and success, yeah
Seem to hold me down, ooh, darkness
Seem to hold me down, ooh, darkness