Seventeen, headin' down that road of freedom Well everybody said "Son, you'll never get nowhere" With my stubbon ways, well I knew that I would show them You can't keep somethin' wild locked up in a cage After time went by they finally realized I was on my way Goin' down that two lane road Stretched out across the desert With the hot sun beatin' down on me I don't know where I'm going Or when I'm gonna get there But when I do it will set my mind at ease I was born, I was born to be free Lookin' back now I think about those days And how that one summer changed everything But in the back of my mind I still hear the voices Reminding me that I did it right thing After time went by they finally realized I was on my way Goin' down that two lane road Stretched out across the desert With the hot sun beatin' down on me I don't know where I'm going Or when I'm gonna get there But when I do it will set my mind at ease I was born, I was born to be free After time went by they finally realized I was on my way Goin' down that two lane road Stretched out across the desert With the hot sun beatin' down on me I don't know where I'm going Or when I'm gonna get there But when I do it will set my mind at ease And I was goin' down that two lane road Stretched out across the desert With the hot sun beatin' down on me I don't know where I'm going Or when I'm gonna get there But when I do it will set my mind at ease I was born, I was born to be free Born to be free