if I wanted to

I would long to do

The things that I was told I could not

All I've ever known

Is all I ever knew

And all I've ever learned I was taught

I've been called a rebel by the leaders

And a follower by common nonbelievers

I've been made to feel like mattering

Ain't made for me

It's a shame to see

I was made to be a

Rolling Stone (get up, get on, get gone)

Rolling Stone (go ahead and move along)

Rolling Stone (meant to be but not for long, it won't matter when you're gone, history will write you wrong)

Ro-ling, Stone

We were made to be

Treated equally

How did we end up the haves and have nots

Taught to hate ourselves, and everybody else

When will we accept the gifts that we've got

I was called a traitor by my people

I've been judged by 12 of my peers

I've been dragged, kicked and carried

By the same six who have buried

But if I leave now, who will say that I was here, and not just a

Rolling Stone (get up, get on, get gone)

Rolling Stone (go ahead and move along)

Rolling Stone (meant to be but not for long, it won't matter when you're gone, who will sing your song if you were not just a)

Ro-ling, Stone