Black was the night
I turned my back on you
But one thing I forgot
Darker the sky, the brighter the stars
To shine my way

You tried to keep me down (down, down)
Laid out on the ground (on the ground)
But you can’t stop me now (no, no)
Cause I found the way out on my own

Sweet was the breath
On that first day
That was mine and mine alone
No one to question and no one to try
To tell me no (tell me no, tell me no, tell me no)

You tried to keep me down (down, down)
Laid out on the ground (on the ground)
But you can’t stop me now (no, no)
Cause I found the way out on my own

Now leaving doesn’t scare me
All these years prepared me
To ride the waves of the sea
All alone

You tried to keep me down
But you can’t stop me now
You tried to keep me down
But you can’t stop me now
You tried to keep me down
But you can’t stop me now
You tried to keep me down

You tried to keep me down (down, down)
Laid out on the ground (ground)
But you can’t stop me now (no, no)
Cause I found the way out on my own

You tried to keep me down (down, down)
Laid out on the ground (on the ground)
But you can’t stop me now (no, no)
Cause I found the way out on my own

You tried to keep me down (down, down)
Laid out on the ground (ground)
But you can’t stop me now (no, no)
Cause I found the way out on my own

No I'm not something you can own