They try to tell us how to live How to walk the line But all we want is freedom And a little peace of mind They choose what we should listen to How we should dress While we just want a simple life Without their heaviness We were born to stand strong Born to rise above We work from dawn to evening Trying to make our way Just hoping for a quiet porch At the end of every day They pull the strings of power Try to keep us small But hearts like ours grow bigger We don't bend or fall They can't break our spirit They can't steal our flame We just wanna live free, live strong, live true Build a little happiness with the ones we hold close to A few honest dollars and a place to stand A life made of love in this wide, open land Let the mighty keep their crown and their throne of shame We'll be happy on our road Far away from their reign They hide behind their money Think they rule the sky But real life happens down here Where the real folks try They count our worth in numbers But they don't understand Love is worth more than anything They hold in their hand They can't own our story They can't hold us down We just wanna live free, live strong, live true Build a little happiness with the ones we hold close to A few honest dollars and a place to stand A life made of love in this wide, open land Let the mighty keep their crown and their throne of shame We'll be happy on our road We just wanna live free, live strong, live true Build a little happiness with the ones we hold close to A few honest dollars and a place to stand A life made of love in this wide, open land Let the mighty keep their crown and their throne of shame We'll be happy on our road Far away from their reign No crown can bind our hearts No chain can take our name We just wanna live free, live strong, live true Build a little happiness with the ones we hold close to A few honest dollars and a place to stand A life made of love in this wide, open land Let the mighty keep their crown and their throne of shame We'll be happy on our road We just wanna live free, live strong, live true Build a little happiness with the ones we hold close to A few honest dollars and a place to stand A life made of love in this wide, open land Let the mighty keep their crown and their throne of shame We'll be happy on our road Far away from their reign