Nina Simone — I Shall Be Released

[Verse 1] They say everything can be replaced They say every distance is not near So I remember every face Of every man who put me here [Chorus] I see my light come shining From the west unto the east Any day now any day now I shall be released [Verse 2] They say every man needs protection They say every man must fall So I swear I see my reflection Somewhere inside these walls [Chorus] I see my light come shining From the west unto the east Any day now any day now I shall be released [Verse 3] Yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd A man who swears he's not to blame All day long I hear him hollering so loud Just crying out that he's not to blame [Chorus] I see the light come shining From the west unto the east Any day now any day now I shall be released