(If You Love Somebody) Set Them Free
If you need somebody, call my nameIf you want someone, you can do the sameIf you want to keep something preciousYou got to lock it up and throw away the keyIf you want to hold onto your possessionDon't even think about me
If you love somebody, set them free
If it's a mirror you want, just look into my eyesOr a whipping boy, someone to despiseOr a prisoner in the darkTied up in chains you just can't seeOr a beast in a gilded cageThat's all some people ever want to be
If you love somebody, set them free
You can't control an independent heartCan't tear the one you love apartForever conditioned to believe that we can't liveWe can't live here and be happy with lessSo many riches, so many soulsEverything we see we want to possess
If you need somebody, call my nameIf you want someone, you can do the sameIf you want to keep something preciousYou got to lock it up and throw away the keyIf you want to hold onto your possessionDon't even think about me
If you love somebody, set them free