My whole damn life I've been put down
I couldn't get a single God dang word out of my mouth
Shoving shit in my face like I'm just an old hound
But you won't be putting me down
It's my time now
I've got some words in my chest, I just gotta get out
If I try to be calm about it, y'all can't hear
So I have to sing it out loud
I didn't wanna go that route
But now I really gotta shout
And I'll take that to court
You should be afraid of me
I mean what I say so better believe
I'll say what I mean
And I'll try to keep it clean
But if it gets a little heated
Don't blame me
You're either right, or you're wrong
There ain't an in between
I tried my best to be serene
Go ahead and get the cops to intervene but
I'll say what I want
And I'll say what I please
You can have my everything
But you can't take my freedom of speech
No, I'll say what I want
And I'll say what I please
You can have my everything
But you can't take my freedom of speech, no
That's my God-given right
If you wanna take that away from me
You're gonna have to take my God-given life
It's too late now, they done gone and gave me the spotlight
So let's fight
I win every debate, so don't even try
I've always got a hand on the Bible
And I always use the hand to the right
So you know I don't lie
And I'll take that to court
Yeah, you should be afraid of me
I mean what I say so better believe
I'll say what I mean
And I'll try to keep it clean
But if it gets a little heated
Well don't blame me
You're either right, or you're wrong
There ain't an in between
I tried my best to be serene
Even if the cops try to intervene
I'll say what I want
And I'll say what I please
You can have my everything
But you can't take my freedom of speech
No, I'll say what I want
And I'll say what I please
You can have my everything
But you can't take my freedom of speech, no
That's my God-given right
(That's my right)
If you wanna take that away from me
You're gonna have to take my God-given life
(Take my life)
It's too late now, they done gone and gave me the spotlight
(That's mine)
So let's fight
I win every debate, so don't even try
(Don't even try)
I've always got a hand on the Bible
And I always use the hand to the right
So you know I don't lie
Yeah, I'll say what I want
And I'll say what I please
You can take my everything
But you can't take my freedom of speech
No, I'll say what I want
And I'll say what I please
You can have everything
But you can't take my freedom of speech
(From me)
I'll say what I want
(Oh, from me)
And I'll say what I please
No, you can take everything from me
But you can't take my freedom of speech
(No)
I'll say what I want
(No)
And I'll say what I please
(No)
You can have my everything
But you can't take my freedom of speech