You Don't Own Me

You may keep me in

In between your walls

Ban me from traveling

And tell me not to sing

And you may have your thoughts

A sketch of who I am

A notion you've conceived

A sight you want to see

But you don't know me

No, you don't know me

You claim to walk in love

Though mercy is your foe

You've already dug a grave

Now you hope I misbehave

You say you know the cause

Of every shattered dream

Even when there's none to blame

You always shout my name

But I don't owe you

I've never owed you

You may keep me here

You seem to know just how

To pin me to the ground

Each time you come around

Take away my home

Obscuring what I am

And plague me all night long

And lay claim to Freedom's song

But you don't own me

No, you don't own me

You don't own me

You don't own me