Gonna drift to the great wide open Gonna set my spirit free Won't stop till I reach the ocean Gonna break these chains holding me Gonna swim in the coldest river Gonna drink from a mountain spring Deep in the land of the great wide open And let the water

I see a dust trail following an old red Nova Baby blue eyes, your head on my shoulder You don't look a day over fast cars and freedom That sunset river bank first time feeling Wait, baby, don't move, right there it is T-shirt hanging off a dogwood branch

I'm on my way Home sweet home Tonight tonight Just set me free You know I'm a dreamer But my heart's of gold I had to run away high So I wouldn't come home low Just when things went right

But my mind holds the key My body is a cage that keeps me From dancing with the one I love I'm living in an age You're standing next to me My mind holds the key Set my spirit free Set my body free I'm standing on a stage

I'll shout it out like a bird set free I find myself in my melodies I sing for love, I sing for me You held me down We hold on so tight, we cannot deny Eats us alive, oh it eats us alive, oh Yes, there's a scream inside that we all try to hide We hold on

In the night You know i want your touch of evil Please set me free I can't resist a touch of evil I'm so afraid But i still feed the flame A dark angel of sin Preying deep from within

I'm on my way Home sweet home Tonight tonight Just set me free You know I'm a dreamer But my heart's of gold I had to run away high So I wouldn't come home low Just when things went right

It will come And when you're ready for her mercy And you're worthy Feel her beauty flowing through you She will unbind you, set the word free Mercy, mercy When you're kneeling through the hours And you're doubting your given powers When you're sneaking

We both know we ain't kids no more We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts Send my love to your new lover Treat her better I'm giving you up I've forgiven it all You set me free, oh If you're ready, if you're ready If you're ready, if you're ready (Send

I break with the past Set the nexus free at last As the future will be there to save us Trapped in my skin See the nexus in my dreams But will you bury me within I have the will inside my mind There is a voice I can't deny