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I woke up this mornin' and the world was gray
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Haven't seen the sun since they hauled me away
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The boss man says there's no use in tryin'
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He won't let me color outside of the lines
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Got these chains on me, and they're dragging me down
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Got these chains on me, hear their clanking sound
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Got these chains on me, mister hear my song
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Don't say imagination is morally wrong
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As long as I've been here I got nothing to show
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Try to make something but the bosses know
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Wanna be creative but the man won't hear it
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The big boss man is tryin' to crush my spirit
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Got these chains on me, they won't let me fly
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Got these chains on me, won't tell me why
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Got these chains on me, mister hear my song
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Don't say imagination is morally wrong
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Oh, they won't let us dance or bang that gum
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'Cause they say imagination is morally wrong...