Another minute in the prison cell and I’m losin’ it
If there’s a heaven then i’m stuck in hell and i’m over it
Counting the scratches on a concrete wall and it added up
23 years of nothing but a dot dot dot
23 years and I am who I once was not

I’m lying in the dark but I’m not alone
Singing out my heart to a song i’ve never know
I’m free as i will ever be
Free as a melody.

I used to dream about the day they’d say ”You are free to leave”
I used to lay awake the whole damned night so I wouldn’t dream
But now I’m sleeping like a free man traded his heart with me
Finally I remember every wasted night

I’m lying in the dark but i’m not alone
Singing out my heart to a song i’ve never know
I’m free as I will ever be
Free as a melody.

I’ll take another day
I’ll open up my eyes
Find a better way
To live a better life
I’m free as I will ever be
Free as a melody.