You should have been there when I gave out the news I know you would have been surprised to see The smoke and the fire that was comin' out of me Now that I've finally shaken you loose And I've cut the chains that held me back Feelin' more and more like a train rolling down the track Running to my freedom I ain't never gonna give it back Me and my freedom, from now on One of these days it's gonna happen to you You're gonna find yourself in love so deep That you would give up anything for that love to keep Then sooner or later it will break down on you And when you finally feel all the hurt inside You will understand the reason why I cried Why I took my freedom I ain't never gonna give it back Me and my freedom, from now on Running to my freedom I ain't never gonna give it back Me and my freedom, from now on And now that I've finally shaken you loose And I have cut the chains that held me back Feelin' more and more like a train rolling down the track Running to my freedom I ain't never gonna give it back Me and my freedom, from now on Running to my freedom I ain't never gonna give it back Me and my freedom, from now on