Never got no love
From a government man
Heading down the stream
'Till the levee gives in
What I gotta do to get the money?
We ain't got the money
We ain't got enough

Heading down the stream 'till the levee gives in
Help, my dreams are wearing thin
All I need's relief
I need, I need some sympathy

Look at me
I just can't believe
What they've done to me
We can never be free
I just wanna be

Look at me
I just can't believe
What they've done to me
We can never be free
I just wanna be
I just wanna dream

All my life been wading in
Water so deep now we've got to swim
Wonder will it ever end
How long, how long do we have a friend

Look at me
I just can't believe
What they've done to me
We can never be free
I just wanna be

Look at me
I just can't believe
What they've done to me
We can never be free
I just wanna be
I just wanna dream

Look at me
I just can't believe
What they've done to me
We can never be free
I just wanna be

Look at me
I just can't believe
What they've done to me
We can never be free
I just wanna be
I just wanna dream