VERSE 1
NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY YOU CAN’T GET OUT
THE WALLS ARE MUCH TOO WIDE TO GO AROUND
THEY STAND SO TALL YOU CAN’T CLIMB OVER
AND IN THE GROUND SO DEEP YOU CAN’T CRAWL UNDER
SEEMS YOUR DEPARTURE DATE IS NEVER
CHORUS
THEY’RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT YOU
NO MATTER WHERE YOU RUN TO
UNTIL YOU FACE THE TRUTH
THEY’RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT YOU
BE CAREFUL OF THE THINGS YOU DO
YOUR FREEDOM’S ALL UP TO YOU
VERSE 2
YOU’RE POUNDING ON THE WALLS LOOKING FOR A HOLLOW TONE
JUST THINKING YOU’VE FOUND A WAY TO FIND THAT DOOR THAT LOCK YOU IN
THE HARDER YOU HIT THE MORE IMPATIENT YOU’RE GONNA GET
SO TAKE IT FROM A BROTHA WHO KNOWS, GOING THAT ROUTE
YOU’RE NEVER GONNA WIN
CHORUS
THEY’RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT YOU
NO MATTER WHERE YOU RUN TO
UNTIL YOU FACE THE TRUTH
THEY’RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT YOU
BE CAREFUL OF THE THINGS YOU DO
YOUR FREEDOM’S ALL UP TO YOU
BRIDGE
OUTSIDE IS WHERE YOU WANNA BE
YOU WANNA LIVE FREE TO SET YOUR MIND AT EASE
EVENTUALLY ENERGY
YOU’LL HAVE NO MORE AND YOUR BODY WILL SOON BE WORN
SEARCHIN’ FOR SOME PEACE OF MIND
IT'S GONNA BE SO HARD TO FIND
UNTIL YOU CHANGE YOUR LIFE
ADLIBS
ALL EYES ARE GONNA BE ON YOU NO MATTER WHERE YOU RUN TO
BECAUSE OF THE KIND OF THINGS YOU DO
WHAT YOU SEW IS SURELY WHAT YOU’RE GONNA REAP, BELIEVE ME
FREE YOUR MIND, THAT WALL WILL BE EASIER TO CLIMB
credits
from Love Stories,
track released March 14, 2000
Frank McComb: Vocals, Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Moog Prodigy, Hammond B3 Organ and additional keyboards
Branford Marsalis: Soprano Saxophone
Russell Gunn: Trumpet
Rocky Bryant: Drums
Richard Bona: Bass
Ray Fuller: Guitar
Written by Frank McComb
Produced by Branford Marsalis and Frank McComb
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