I need my freedom
And that's a fact
She said : Give it up now,
Or don't bother coming back
Do ya, do ya, do ya understand ?
She was the only woman
Who hurt me, made me feel bad
Makin' her happy was all that I had
And all I ever, I ever
I ever really wanted
My soul survivor
Without you, what do I have left
My soul survivor
Cannot make it by myself
My soul survivor
Do you hear my cry
My soul survivor
I will love you till the day I die
She would tell me I'm a fool
That I don't give a damn
And though half of that was true
She just didn't understand
What I, what I, what I really needed
Well she left me with some heavy loads
Stood me on some crossroads
May be I'm a better man
I gotta know who I am
Do ya, do ya, do ya understand ?