I'm gonna cry cry cry Set the children free I'm gonna cry cry cry Set the children free Momma loves to work, Daddy loves to play Sometimes Daddy gotta go far away I'm too young to go quiet in the night Try to put me to sleep, I'm gonna give you a fight I'm gonna cry cry cry Set the children free I'm gonna cry cry cry Set the children free Wake you up a 5 am, before the sunrise I'll be your friend And you know I don't want for you to take too long Just come running when you hear my song 'Cause I'm gonna cry cry cry Set the children free I'm gonna cry cry cry Set the children free I'm gonna miss you now, Mister far away Paint a picture of you and send it off today And when you come home you could bring it back to me Color in the lines define this whole world for me I'm gonna cry cry cry Set the children free I'm gonna cry cry cry Set the children free Practice makes perfect, and that I agree But don't be surprised that I want to be free I know what I know and that's all that I know But I've been told you reap what you sow So I'm gonna cry cry cry Set the children free I'm gonna cry cry cry Set the children free Momma's telling me what to eat today But I don't feel like I'm gonna go that way What I need is something sweet and nice What I need is a treat, alright I'm gonna cry cry cry Set the children free I'm gonna cry cry cry Set the children free Set the children free Set the children free Set the children free (Free of their hearts, free of theirs minds) Set the children free (Free of their dreams, their imagination) Set the children free Set the children free Set the children free Set the children free