Writers: Johnny Vastano & Tom Snow

you should have been there when I gave 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 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 

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 

running to my freedom 
I ain't never gonna give it back 
me and my freedom, from now on 

and 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 
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