Chains

Break the chain

Tracy is a good girl

Sweet 16

Her daddy's in her bedroom

Makes her feel unclean

She's slave to a secret

That her dad and she keep together

Nathan is a genius

Or at least he was

Nat traded future for a glass-pipe-buzz

Nat lives on the streets now

For $20 bills he'll do whatever

Don't stop breaking the chains

Don't stop breakin' away

Don't be afraid of breaking the chains

It's up to no one else

You've got to free yourself

Rosie is a waitress at the airport lounge

She gave up on her dreams

Her self esteem's broke down

Now she stares out the window

Watching people fly around forever

Make a change don't you be afraid, go on

Free your mind from the fear inside

And you won't be chained anymore

Look here I'm a black man

And they say I'm free

Seems like somebody s'til got chains on me

Well we got brothers killing brothers

Leaving young mothers to raise a family

We gotta stay together to make it better