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Freedom! ’90 Lyrics
I won't let you down
I will not give you up
Gotta have some faith in the sound
It's the one good thing that I've got
I won't let you down
So please don't give me up
'Cause I would really, really love to stick around
Heaven knows I was just a young boy
Didn't know what I wanted to be (Didn't know what I wanted to be)
I was every little hungry schoolgirl's pride and joy
And I guess it was enough for me (And I guess it was enough for me)
To win the race, a prettier face
Brand new clothes and a big fat place
On your rock and roll TV (Rock and roll TV)
But today the way I play the game is not the same, no way
Think I'm gonna get myself happy
I think there's something you should know
I think it's time I told you so
There's something deep inside of me
There's someone else I've got to be
Take back your picture in a frame
Take back your singing in the rain
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
I will not give you up
Gotta have some faith in the sound
It's the one good thing that I've got
I won't let you down
So please don't give me up
'Cause I would really, really love to stick around
Heaven knows I was just a young boy
Didn't know what I wanted to be (Didn't know what I wanted to be)
I was every little hungry schoolgirl's pride and joy
And I guess it was enough for me (And I guess it was enough for me)
To win the race, a prettier face
Brand new clothes and a big fat place
On your rock and roll TV (Rock and roll TV)
But today the way I play the game is not the same, no way
Think I'm gonna get myself happy
I think there's something you should know
I think it's time I told you so
There's something deep inside of me
There's someone else I've got to be
Take back your picture in a frame
Take back your singing in the rain
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
All we have to do now
Is take these lies
And make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don't belong to you
And you don't belong to me, yeah
Freedom
I won't let you down (Freedom)
I will not give you up (Freedom)
Gotta have some faith in the sound
(You got to give what you take)
It's the one good thing that I've got (Freedom)
I won't let you down (Freedom)
So please don't give me up (Freedom)
'Cause I would really, really love to stick around (You got to give what you take)
Heaven knows we sure had some fun, boy
What a kick, just a buddy and me (What a kick, just a buddy and me)
We had every big-shot good-time band on the run, boy
We were living in a fantasy (We were living in a fantasy)
We won the race, got out of the place
Went back home, got a brand new face for the boys on MTV (Boys on MTV)
But today the way I play the game has got to change, oh yeah
Now I'm gonna get myself happy
I think there's something you should know
I think it's time I told you so
There's something deep inside of me
There's someone else I've got to be
Take back your picture in a frame
Take back your singing in the rain
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
Is take these lies
And make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don't belong to you
And you don't belong to me, yeah
Freedom
I won't let you down (Freedom)
I will not give you up (Freedom)
Gotta have some faith in the sound
(You got to give what you take)
It's the one good thing that I've got (Freedom)
I won't let you down (Freedom)
So please don't give me up (Freedom)
'Cause I would really, really love to stick around (You got to give what you take)
Heaven knows we sure had some fun, boy
What a kick, just a buddy and me (What a kick, just a buddy and me)
We had every big-shot good-time band on the run, boy
We were living in a fantasy (We were living in a fantasy)
We won the race, got out of the place
Went back home, got a brand new face for the boys on MTV (Boys on MTV)
But today the way I play the game has got to change, oh yeah
Now I'm gonna get myself happy
I think there's something you should know
I think it's time I told you so
There's something deep inside of me
There's someone else I've got to be
Take back your picture in a frame
Take back your singing in the rain
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
All we have to do now
Is take these lies
And make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don't belong to you
And you don't belong to me, yeah
Freedom
I won't let you down (Freedom)
I will not give you up (Freedom)
Gotta have some faith in the sound
(You got to give what you take)
It's the one good thing that I've got (Freedom)
I won't let you down (Freedom)
So please don't give me up (Freedom)
'Cause I would really, really love to stick around (You got to give what you take)
Well it looks like the road to heaven
But it feels like the road to hell
When I knew which side my bread was buttered
I took the knife as well
Posing for another picture
Everybody's got to sell
But when you shake your ass
They notice fast
And some mistakes were built to last
That's what you get (I think there's something you should know)
I say that's what you get (I think it's time I told you so)
I say that's what you get (There's something deep inside of me)
What you get for changing your mind (There's someone else I've got to be)
That's what you get (Time)
I say that's what you get (And after all this time)
I say that's what you get (I just hope you understand)
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
Is take these lies
And make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don't belong to you
And you don't belong to me, yeah
Freedom
I won't let you down (Freedom)
I will not give you up (Freedom)
Gotta have some faith in the sound
(You got to give what you take)
It's the one good thing that I've got (Freedom)
I won't let you down (Freedom)
So please don't give me up (Freedom)
'Cause I would really, really love to stick around (You got to give what you take)
Well it looks like the road to heaven
But it feels like the road to hell
When I knew which side my bread was buttered
I took the knife as well
Posing for another picture
Everybody's got to sell
But when you shake your ass
They notice fast
And some mistakes were built to last
That's what you get (I think there's something you should know)
I say that's what you get (I think it's time I told you so)
I say that's what you get (There's something deep inside of me)
What you get for changing your mind (There's someone else I've got to be)
That's what you get (Time)
I say that's what you get (And after all this time)
I say that's what you get (I just hope you understand)
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
All we have to do now (Woo)
Is take these lies
And make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don't belong to you
And you don't belong to me, yeah
Freedom
Freedom
Freedom
Gotta have some faith in the sound
You got to give what you take
Freedom
Freedom
Freedom
You got to give what you take
You got to give what you take
Is take these lies
And make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don't belong to you
And you don't belong to me, yeah
Freedom
Freedom
Freedom
Gotta have some faith in the sound
You got to give what you take
Freedom
Freedom
Freedom
You got to give what you take
You got to give what you take
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- 3.VHS
- 5.On My Mind
- 7.Tingle
- 9.Mirrors
- 10.!llus!on
- 11.NIGHT SHIFT
- 12.REWIND
- 13.Freedom! ’90
- 14.The Luckiest
- 17.Ooh La! Ooh La!
- 18.Believe Me- Demo
Credits
Producer
Writer
Bongos
Conga
Bass Synthesizer
Bass Guitar
Electric Guitar
Arranger
Timbales
Guitar Solo
Synthesizer Programmer
Background Vocals
Lead Vocals
Percussion
Steelpan
Drums
Released on
October 21, 2022
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