Thankful

"Freedom" BY: Akon​ = = Everything I have, everything I own All my mistakes man you already know I wanna be free, I wanna be free

From Senegal West Africa To St. Louis, Missouri **Thanks** to Katherine Dunham For //giving// my pops his ** glory ** He came down with his drum And a // **dream** to change the world // In a free **upliftin** world And thats all he ever want

Mom came a little after Gave birth to my brother then all of the pressure Made em’ fight one another See, the pain would never last //Did the best with what they had// He knew the world was out for grabs And he searched to find his

[Chorus] Oh Freedom Everything I have, everything I own All my mistakes man, you already know I wanna be free (free), I wanna be free So I search to find my (find my) Freedom, Freedom, (Ohh yeaaa) Freedom, Freedom Everything I have, everything I own All my mistakes girl, you already know I wanna be free (free), I wanna be free (free) yeah
 * Freedom, Freedom, Freedom **

As a kid I never knew I’d have to hustle just to make it through So I found myself skipping school Cause’ the girls don’t think I’m cool And because of that I didn’t care Wether or not I went to jail //I just wanna be treated fair// Cause’ that’s all I ever knew

Tellin’ me I need to slow down Cause’ everybody in the whole town Cause’ they know how I get down Far enough from another town Can you believe we still around? After so many hit the ground And we ain’t gon stop now Until we get that ..

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If you wanna be free, and the land is drug free __// **Put your hands up (hey) put your hands up (hey**) //__ If you wanna be free, from all your misery put your hands up (hey) put your hands up (hey) If you wanna be free, with plenty money (hey) put your hands up, put your hands up If you wanna be free, just ** praise ** to your …. put your hands (hey) up, put your hands up (hey)

Freedom (Ooooh) Freedom, (Freedom) Freedom, (Ooooh) Freedom Everything I have, everything I own All my mistakes girl you already know I wanna be free (wanna be free), I wanna be free (wanna be free yea)

Akon uses his lyrics to portrays his autobiography. The song explains his hardships with drugs and a criminal life using words such as dream, glory, and free, he conveys thanks for achieving his current status. Though never plainly stated, the tone of the song is thankfulness. One line even states, "put your hands up!", a common gesture when singing praise. The hip-hop beat and incorporated drum rolls make the feeling of the piece uplifting.
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