Free Me

I see it all before me My past of restless wonder My days and nights of torment A world of misery The bonds of retribution Now laid so carefully I cannot shed my pain So easily My spirit's broken No will to live My body's all aching My hands are tied I need my freedom Not your sympathy Look, you needn't love me Just set me free Come on, please, set me free Set me free Is there a way out for me? I kneel before you, helpless Is there somebody out there To take a chance on me? I don't pretend to virtue I don't ask anything But if you want to help me My freedom's everything now My spirt's broken No will to live My body's all aching My hands are tied And if you want to help me Please tell me if you can What good is retribution Without a helping hand? I need my freedom Not your sympathy Look, you needn't love me