I Shall Be Released lyrics

They say everything can be replaced

They say every distance is not near

So I remember every face

Of every man who put me here

I see my light come shining

From the west down to the east

Any day now any day now

I shall be released

They say every man needs protection

They say every man must fall

So I swear I see my reflection

Somewhere inside these walls

I see my light come shining

From the west unto the east

Any day now any day now

I shall be released

Yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd

Man who swears he's not to blame

All day long I hear him hollering so loud

Just crying out that he's not to blame

I see my light come shining

From the west down to the east

Any day now any day now

I shall be released

• Artist:Nina Simone
• Album:To Love Somebody (1969)