I had to run,
to run,
to run
From Montréal au Port de Lyon
And no freedom
would come
my way
And no freedom from
what he done to me
Then I heard that rock and roll Outside the South Hill candy store
Felt myself walking in I was up above me
I was standing right beside New York And I saw my deliverance
I had to sing,
to sing,
to sing
From the Western Sea to the old country
Oh, I had to bleed,
to bleed,
to bleed
Till his poison left my veins,
left me
Then I heard that rock and roll Outside the South Hill candy store
Felt myself walking in I was up above me
I was standing right beside New York
And I saw my deliverance
I still run,
still run,
still run
To catch a song
and cheat
the girl
Come
freedom come
I pray,
I pray
Can't stop me now,
can't steal
my joy
Then I heard that rock and roll Outside the South Hill candy store
Felt myself walking in I was up above me
I was standing
right beside New York
And I saw my deliverance