after all i've been through
i never felt free
a slave to my church
and my family
i'm able to hear things
and see what hasn't been seen
i'm able to say that i'm
happy

after all these years of verbal abuse
wishing bad things on me
i can finally look in my best friend's eyes
and not lie about what i see

it's been too long since i smiled
it's been to long since i was free
but i can not look in the face of the enemy
and tell him i'm
*happy