Break the chain

Tracy is a good girl

Sweet 16
Her daddy's in her bedroom
Makes her feel unclean

She's slave to a secret
That her dad and she keep together


Nathan is a genius
Or at least he was
Nat traded future for a glass-pipe-buzz

Nat lives on the streets now
For $20 bills he'll do whatever


[Chorus:]
Don't stop breaking the chains
Don't stop breakin' away

Don't be afraid of breaking the chains
It's up to no one else
You've got to free yourself


Rosie is a waitress at the airport lounge
She gave up on her dreams

Her self esteem's broke down
Now she stares out the window
Watching people fly around forever


[Chorus]


Make a change don't you be afraid, go on
Free your mind from the fear inside
And you won't be chained anymore


Look here I'm a black man
And they say I'm free

Seems like somebody s'til got chains on me

Well we got brothers killing brothers

Leaving young mothers to raise a family
We gotta stay together to make it better


[Chorus out]