[Verse 1]

I hear the children play

With the guards of the jail

With the guards of the jail

With the guards of the jail

I’m thinking of a new name

That I could give myself

One day I’ll be myself

Oh, one day I'll be my own

It’s been forty long years

In the desert I have been

I’ve even hit the devil’s nose

In the desert I have grown

[Pre-Chorus]

And as the woman said

That day when I was crying out

God puts his diamonds in the sand

But then he always takes them back

[Chorus]

Have a good day brother

Me and your sister will rise up

Like an elephant from the mud

In your carefree sleep

We will break free

We will break free

Have a good day brother

Me and your little bro will rise up

Like an elephant from the storm

In your carefree sleep

We will break free

We will break free

[Verse 2]

And the city will be reborn

And the streets will be washed

May the streets be clean and washed

Woah, woah oh

(May the streets be clean and washed)

And we will wave our hand

And everybody will forgive the past

And everybody will forgive the past

Woah, woah

(And everybody will forgive the past)

[Pre-Chorus]

And as the woman said

That day when I was crying out

God puts his diamonds in the sand

But then he always takes them back

[Chorus]

Have a good day brother

Me and your sister will rise up

Like an elephant from the mud

In your carefree sleep

We will break free

We will break free

Have a good day brother

You and my little bro will rise up

Like an elephant from the storm

In your carefree sleep

We will break free

We will break free

Have a good day brother

Me and your sister will rise up

Like an elephant from the mud

In your carefree sleep

We will break free

We will break free

Have a good day brother

You and my little bro will rise up

Like an elephant from the storm

In their breakfast tea

We will break free

We will break free

[Outro]

I’m thinking of a new name (New)

That I could give myself (Aah)

One day I’ll be myself (Woah)

One day I’ll be my own (I'll be my own)

I’m thinking of a new name

That I could give myself

One day I’ll be myself (Woah)

One day I’ll be my own (I'll be my own)