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Some call me a sinner Some call me a saint Sometimes I'm a winner Sometimes I ain't God didn't wash everybody With the same color paint And sunlight won't fade this black Until it's dull and it's faint Well I know there's a purpose Hidden under the surface And all my life I heard That the truth shall set you free Won't somebody tell the truth To send for me? Set me free I need the truth to set me free Set me free From all the lies that they tellin' on me Set me free Well I know my destiny And I walk faithfully Set me free I want the truth to set me free Set me free Mama knows who I am She raised me to be a good man And she knows what I'm made of She was sure that she gave love Everybody ain't got the same home training That don't need no explaining It's gon' be some weeds in the garden Spoiled seeds with hearts that have hardened But I know the purpose within this Underneath the surface is forgiveness And all my life I've heard That the truth shall set you free Won't somebody tell the truth To send for me And set me free Ooh I need the truth to set me free Set me free From all the lies that they tellin' on me Set me free Well I know my destiny And I walk faithfully Set me free Set me, set me, set me free I've been to the edge of darkness Where dreams don't exist I've seen the cold and the heartless It doesn't need to be like this I know someway, somehow The truth will persist And I'll never take for granted My freedom Set me free Oh I need the truth to set me free Set me free From all the lies that they tellin' on me Set me free Well I know my destiny and I'm walking faithfully Set me free Set me free And give me back all of my lost time Set me free Don't tell me that being black is my worst crime Set me free I've got dreams and goals and it feeds my soul Set me free Set me free, yeah Set me free, yeah Set me free Set me free Set me free