Who can set you free?
I can't do it, I can't do it
No, no, no, no, no
Set you free, baby
You gotta do it for yourself
You gotta reach inside
yourself
Who can set you free?
Who in this world can
set you free?
Nobody baby,
don't look at me
Even though I'm your lover man
It's beyond my control
For only you my darling
Are the mistress of your soul
Tear off the shackles
That enslave your mind
Move toward the light, girl
For what you seek, you will find
Don't be afraid to use the power
That's inside you all along
Overcome those people
That will try to do you wrong
Hey, hey, hey
On the day that you were born
Your mama cried and you were free
So why should you just sit back
and live a life of misery?
Wake up, wake up, girl,
but don't you know it's rising time?
No more begging, bowing down,
you've got to let your freedom
shine, shine, shine,
Who in this world can
set you free?
Nobody, baby, it's plain to see
Love and riches
may give you all the
things that you need
But what good are riches
when the man makes you bleed?
You better get yourself together girl,
and do it pretty fast
Of course let
me tell you honey,
you're not living in
the past
You're not living in the past girl,
you're not living in the past
You got to get inside yourself,
you got to search inside yourself
You gotta reach,
reach out, search out,
seek inside yourself girl
Feel the loving, feel the sweet loving
You gotta feel it in your soul