Deitrick Haddon - Freedom lyrics

Woah oh woah
Woah oh
Sometimes it's hard to believe that the
Truth will set you free

I ran through the doors of
The church on the run
My pastor said, "Son, where have you been
What have you done?"
I hear helicopters and police
Surrounding my church i said
"I know I'm a heathen but I
Believe that prayer still works
They're claiming my fingerprints are
On the gun and I know they're convinced
That I'm the one, yeah
Pastor, I need your advice
I'm looking at twenty-five years to life
And I just don't want another man
Making lovе to my wife"

Don't tell me thе truth will set you free
'Cause there ain't no justice for
A Black man like me
I already got homies of mine doing time
So pastor, please, forgive me
Sometimes I just don't believe that
The truth will set you free

I said, "Mama, please
Find me another attorney
'Cause the one that they gave me
Don't care too much for me he be judging me
Mama, please, forgive me for calling collect
If it's one thing I know
You and Jesus never failed me yet
I got on my knees in my jail cell
The next thing I knew they
Just said you posted bail"

They tell me the truth will set you free
But there ain't no justice for
A Black man like
I already got homies of mine doing time
So pastor, please, excuse me
I just don't believe

Sometimes I don't believe
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
The truth will set you free now
(Everybody sing) sometimes I don't believe
(yeah, woah, woah, woah)
The truth will get you freedom
(yeah, yeah, yeah)
Freedom (That's what I want, that's what I need, yeah)
Freedom (Everybody sing with me)
Freedom (yeah)
Freedom (Freedom to be a Black man like me)

Racial profilin', y'all, ha
The police, they wildin', y'all, hey
Can't you hear people cryin', y'all? Hey
I'm tired of Black folks dyin', y'all
Freedom (Freedom to be a Black man like me)
Freedom (Freedom to be a Black man like me, yeah)
Freedom to be a Black man like me, yeah