If I ruled the world Still livin' for today, in these last days and times If I ruled the world, imagine that I'd free all my sons, I love 'em love 'em baby Black diamonds and pearls Could it be, if you could be mine we'd both shine We'll walk right up to

We swallow the spit, Steal acceptance lend denial, Telling me that my life is free and boundless, Then I'm forced to stay between the lines, They construct death to demolish life, Plant the seeds to harvest loss, Found empty truth is full of lies, We're

Maybe I'll find on the way down the line That I'm free, free to be me. Black night is a long way from home. Black night is not right, I don't feel so bright, I don't care to sit tight. I don't need a dark tree, I don't want a rough sea, I can't feel, I

Arrested on charges of unemployment, he was sitting in the witness stand The judge's wife called up the district attorney Said you free that brown eyed man You want your job you better free that brown eyed man Flying across the desert in a TWA, I saw a

Right here with me The time has come for you to fly Now that you're free You will always live in me As I lie in this moment Frozen since that day I've been drowning in questions Over and over again Your legacy lives on

Maybe I'll find on the way down the line that I'm free, free to be me. Black night is a long way from home. Black night is not right, I don't feel so bright, I don't care to sit tight. I don't need a dark tree, I don't want a rough sea, I can't feel, I

If you're way beyond that It only matters if we care now And I remember when we cared now Do you wanna be free of this? Have you and I been sleepwalking way too long Won't someone pour ice water on me And I'm gonna dust you off of my shoulders Then I'm

Standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine So this is me swallowing my pride And I go back to December all the time I go back to December

Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away Day after day I'm more confused Yet I look for the light in the pouring rain You know that's a game that I hate to lose I'm feelin' the strain, ain't it a

(Take me higher) Freed of the world Shed of the weight Onward to see you my friend Light years above Time seems to wait Promise to see you again It haunts to remember All the memories of that day