Sit there thinkin' In your room You feel the pressure You're goin' crazy too The walls around you Closin' in You need a change Claustophobic Feelin' scared You need somebody But no one seems to care A one way ticket A change of pace You've had enough Can't take no more Breaking the chains around you Nobody else can bind you Take a good look around you Now you're breaking the chains ♪ Got this letter Came today From my baby Who left me yesterday Said she loves me She'll come back She wants to try I won't let her She'll be upset I know it's better Than somethin' I'll regret She'd been dishonest And insincere I lost my mind 20 times a year Breaking the chains around me Nobody else can bind me Take a good look around me Now I'm breaking the chains ♪ Woke up today I'm alone I look around But baby you were gone But I don't mind And I don't worry I will survive I'm alone Now that you're gone Don't need nobody To hold or tie me down I broke the chains So let me be I've gotta be free ♪ Breaking the chains around me Nobody else can bind me Take a good look around me Now I'm breaking the chains Breaking the chains around me Nobody else can bind me Take a good look around me Now I'm breaking the chains