I Shall Be Released

They say everything can be replaced

They say every distance is not near

So I remember every face

Of every man who put me here

I see my light come shinin'

From the west unto the east

Any day now, any day now

I shall be released

They say every man needs protection

They say every man must fall

So, I swear I see my reflection

Somewhere inside these walls

I see my light come shinin'

From the west unto the east

Any day now, any day now

I shall be released

Yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd

A man who says he's not to blame

All day long, I hear him hollerin' so loud

Just cryin' out that he's not to blame

I see my light come shining

From the west unto the east

Any day now, any day now

I shall be released