I see it all before me

My past of restless wonder

My days and nights of torment

A world of misery

The bonds of retribution

Now laid so carefully

I cannot shed my pain

So easily

My spirit's broken

No will to live

My body's all aching

My hands are tied

I need my freedom

Not your sympathy

Look, you needn't love me

Just set me free

Come on, please, set me free

Set me free

Is there a way out for me?

I kneel before you, helpless

Is there somebody out there

To take a chance on me?

I don't pretend to virtue

I don't ask anything

But if you want to help me

My freedom's everything now

My spirt's broken

No will to live

My body's all aching

My hands are tied

And if you want to help me

Please tell me if you can

What good is retribution

Without a helping hand?

I need my freedom

Not your sympathy

Look, you needn't love me