I was out having dinner
with a couple of friends
of mine the other day,
and when we'd finished eating,
I walked outside
to get a little bit of fresh air
and to have a smoke.
And then when I walked back inside,
I could see in his face
there'd been a terrible
argument going on,
and I hear him say to him in a soft voice,
Why don't you set me free?
If you think you've had enough
If you think our life's been rough
Why not take your love lives off of me?
If you think our love's all wrong
If you feel the fire is gone
If I'm not what you'd like for me to be
Come on and set me free
Now I hear her say
Set me free and let me fly
Like a bluebird flying high
Release the chains, goodbye
You and me, morning set me free
As I stood there and listened to them,
I said to myself,
I didn't know that this was going on
between the two of them,
because they seemed to be real happy.
And then I thought,
I hope this never happens
to my love affair,
because I don't think I could stand it
to hear my baby say to me, set me free.
Set me free and let me fly
Like a bluebird flying high
Release the chains that bind you and me
Come on and set me free,
set me free
Oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh
She said, release the chain
s of you and me