Diana Ross - Got To Be Free Lyrics






I've got to be free
Gotta be, gotta be free
I've got to be free
Gotta be, gotta be free

Long goodbyes, stolen glances
Can't explain all that's happened in our past
I'm tired of creating lies to be alone
I'm living wrong, we're living wrong

More and more you make me
Afraid to come around
You take the pleasure out of being in love
And being down and down and down and down and down
For the one who's there for me
All I really want to be is free, yeah

I've got to be free, got to be free
Gotta be, gotta be free
I've got to be free, got to be free
Gotta be, gotta be free

You don't know why, haven't got a clue
In the dark about why I am leaving you
You can't expect me to go on this way
No, I cannot stay, I will not stay

More and more you make me
Realize what I have home
What's taboos exciting
But sometimes it just gets old
Sometimes it just gets old
For as long as I am me, boy
All I really want to be is free

I've got to be free, got to be free
Gotta be, gotta be free
I've got to be free, got to be free
Gotta be, gotta be free

I've got to be free, got to be free
Gotta be, gotta be free
I've got to be free, got to be free
Gotta be, gotta be free

I've got to be free, got to be free
Gotta be, gotta be free
I've got to be free, got to be free
Gotta be, gotta be free





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    LOVE this song!!!!!

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    I always thought this was a riding ass song. Motown a&r Dept sucks big time Even with Thier current roaster of artist like the young Kevin Ross "no relation to Diana". but they don't have a clue as to do with this bro, or Migos , man these cats been lost for years things like what should be released or sometimes even more importantly what version of the song should be released. I HAVE TO SAY STARTING WITH FORCE BEHIND THE POWER & DIANA SOUND WAS BECOMING LESS POP SOUL AND MORE URBAN, JAZZ ,SOUL ,POP." TAKE ME HIGHER " I KNOW BLEW MAINSTREAM RADIO OUT THE FREAKING WATER ! AWE WHERE DID THIER POP QUEEN GO? did they for get the funk soul jazz of " surrender" everything is everything" or " Diana #1 or " Diana #2" don't forget one of the most soulful albums ever " touch me in the morning " her take on "imagine " and the" brown baby save the children medley" inwhich she produced herself by the way; says it all. but mainstream media didn't know how to add this new fresh confident soulful jazzy yet can be pop diana into rotation. and Motown's a &r Dept really sucked ass and didn't do what it should have done.. every day is new day is diana best solo none berry effort period it screaming here's my heart and soul. it's full of everything that makes a hit record except a freaking good a&r guy or girl.. I remember it actually started back on " working overtime " an album with great lyrics and awesome moments like" this house" and " what can one person do" to name a few. but Motown's a and R dept not knowing how to package a lady of Diana's statue missed big time chances with her. not knowing that one placing her at the right places, having her been seen with the right people , and always always use the right dj and make different mixes. even with songs like " take me higher" which was Motown's biggest dance song that year . the a&r folks didn't pick up on it , not even by mid year! they could have revitalize it by using it in commercials or placing it in movies, getting the damn song everywhere until the public either like the shii or hate it because they can't get it out of their heads. hey berry knew that better then anyone. he saturated the magazines ,tv and, airwaves with Diana because he knew her spirit and personality is what sells. and it's what out sells and shine all her music combined. That's the reason why I believe that in 2017 only diana and not Cher, Barbra, not even Celine or toni B. but! diana is the only one who not only sell out but even add extra shows in Vegas in 2017 and not have any dancers, light shows or theatrics of any kind period. and don't get half naked, girate or act like she's 20 or 30 but act like the way a lady a diva her age should. like a LADY thank you the 1st lady Diana

  3. s.... f....

    I always thought this was a riding ass song. Motown a&r Dept sucks big time Even with Thier current roaster of artist like the young Kevin Ross "no relation to Diana". but they don't have a clue as to do with this bro, or Migos , man these cats been lost for years things like what should be released or sometimes even more importantly what version of the song should be released. I HAVE TO SAY STARTING WITH FORCE BEHIND THE POWER & DIANA SOUND WAS BECOMING LESS POP SOUL AND MORE URBAN, JAZZ ,SOUL ,POP." TAKE ME HIGHER " I KNOW BLEW MAINSTREAM RADIO OUT THE FREAKING WATER ! AWE WHERE DID THIER POP QUEEN GO? did they for get the funk soul jazz of " surrender" everything is everything" or " Diana #1 or " Diana #2" don't forget one of the most soulful albums ever " touch me in the morning " her take on "imagine " and the" brown baby save the children medley" inwhich she produced herself by the way; says it all. but mainstream media didn't know how to add this new fresh confident soulful jazzy yet can be pop diana into rotation. and Motown's a &r Dept really sucked ass and didn't do what it should have done.. every day is new day is diana best solo none berry effort period it screaming here's my heart and soul. it's full of everything that makes a hit record except a freaking good a&r guy or girl.. I remember it actually started back on " working overtime " an album with great lyrics and awesome moments like" this house" and " what can one person do" to name a few. but Motown's a and R dept not knowing how to package a lady of Diana's statue missed big time chances with her. not knowing that one placing her at the right places, having her been seen with the right people , and always always use the right dj and make different mixes. even with songs like " take me higher" which was Motown's biggest dance song that year . the a&r folks didn't pick up on it , not even by mid year! they could have revitalize it by using it in commercials or placing it in movies, getting the damn song everywhere until the public either like the shii or hate it because they can't get it out of their heads. hey berry knew that better then anyone. he saturated the magazines ,tv and, airwaves with Diana because he knew her spirit and personality is what sells. and it's what out sells and shine all her music combined. That's the reason why I believe that in 2017 only diana and not Cher, Barbra, not even Celine or toni B. but! diana is the only one who not only sell out but even add extra shows in Vegas in 2017 and not have any dancers, light shows or theatrics of any kind period. and don't get half naked, girate or act like she's 20 or 30 but act like the way a lady a diva her age should. like a LADY thank you the 1st lady Diana

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    I also thought this was a great souful CD and one of better works since returning to Motown. Her welcome back CD in 89 was the tip of the iceberg and should have been far more welcomed on both R&B and Pop radio. The Take Me Higher CD should have been the same. I think that was her best album in the 90s and her second best collaboration of All-time behind the Diana Album produced by Bernard & Nile. The Force Behind the Power was a very good album, but it was made for Global Success. America couldn't embrace that Style and Sound coming from Ross. It was a sound of the 60's and 70's Supreme style, but was a sound to capture places like Japan, England, France, and Italy. It was European flair all the way. All of her music during this era was made for a Matured Audience, not so much in age, but a Listener overall Musical mindset. People who could very quickly assess and determine what's great music and what isn't.
    I agree with the right marketing all of her CDS on the 90's would have and should have lit up the charts producing at least a total of 10 top ten hits from all three CDs combined and that is on the conservative side. Meaning, there could have been even more. Her albums in the 90's were all Sublime!
    She is by far the most embodied Pop female Entertainer of All-time!