[Verse 1]
How many days have I told myself get up again
And go on with the struggle
Tryin' to be someone else, why should I pretend
That I like the mood I'm in?

[Pre-Chorus]
Day to day the roads we play, walkin' round with frowns on our face
When we wanna be happy
Never being true to self, once you're gone there's nothin' left
But a breeze, wanting to be free

[Chorus]
Why, why can't they just let me be?
And why, why can't I just be free?
Without them telling me, where to go, what to say, who to see
And why, why can't I just be free?

[Verse 2]
How many ways have I tried to be like someone else
But couldn't fit the profile
Dancin' a dance, knowing that I'm off beat all the while
But I didn't believe

[Pre-Chorus]
Day to day the roads we play, walkin' round with frowns on our face
When we wanna be happy
Never being true to self, once you're gone there's no one left
But a breeze, wanting to be free
Be free, ooh

[Chorus x2]
Why, why can't they just let me be?
And why, why can't I just be free?
Without them telling me, where to go, what to say, who to see
And why, why can't I just be free?

[Outro]
Sometimes I wanna cry
Cause they just won't let me be
See oh, see oh no no no no no no
Said I need to be free
Sometimes I wanna cry
Be me
Be me