I Shall Be Released

They say everything can be replaced,

That every distance is not near.

So I remember every face

Of every man who put me here.

I’ve seen my light come shining

From the west down to the east.

Any day now, any day now,

I shall be released.

They say every man needs protection,

They say that every man must fall.

Yet I swear I see my reflection

Some place so high above this wall.

I see my light come shining

From the west down to the east.

Any day now, any day now,

I shall be released.

Somewhere deep inside of this lonely crowd,

There’s a man who swears he's not to blame.

And all day long I hear him shout so loud,

Crying out that he was framed.

I’ve seen my light come shining

From the west down to the east.

Any day now, any day now,

I shall be released.

Any day now, any day now,

I shall be released.