Every day of the week, I'm in a different city If I stay too long, the people try to hold me down They talk about me like a dog, talk about the clothes I wear But they don't realize, they're the ones who swear me And that's why Lord, you can't hold me down I don't wanna be tied down I gotta move on Hey! Yeah, to do what I please, baby I said to ride the breeze Yeah, I can't stand Got to, got to get away Hey! Ah, tear me loose, baby I said, women here, women there Try to keep me out, I said, yeah But they don't realize That it's so easy to break, baby Yeah, but sometimes, sometimes I get to lose my heart Kinda getting hard That's when I got to move Before I get caught I got to understand, that's why Hey, you can't hold me down I don't wanna be tied down I gotta move on Hey! Hey, to do what I please, baby I said to ride the breeze I can't stand Got to, got to get away Whoo! So relax your brain Got to be free, got to be free Got to be free, got to be free Got to be free, got to be free Do what I please, do what I please Whoo! Yeah, ride the breeze, baby Oh, to do what I please Hey, I can't stand Got to, got to get away Hey! I'm gone, baby, right now Put your arms around Hey! I need to run down the highway, baby I can't stand it I can't stand it