A Collar around my neck
The chain in your hand
Come on, and try to break me
I’ll show you where I stand

You can bind and shackle me
Lash the whip upon my back
And I will stand in silence
Though my body you attack

I still believe in liberty
I believe in my will to be me
I have rights to be human
And I alone hold the key

You can imprison my body
There are no locks on my mind
The way I think will not change
No matter how long the time

Humiliate me publicly
I don’t expect you to understand
You can take everything from me
My home, my dog, my land

I still believe in liberty
I believe in my will to be me
I have rights to be human
And I alone hold the key

My children will look away
My friends my hang their heads
But if you could see how ideas live
And exactly how morals are spread

I never claimed to be perfect
But I will not concede
This alone is who I am
And this life I chose to lead

I still believe in liberty
I believe in my will to be me
I have rights to be human
And I alone hold the key