Stop it now And look at me You've chained me down Let me be free Took my life Broke my soul My family's been bought and sold Nelson Mandela has fought for me Equality in society Why is that you bring us pain America You remain Bigotry is still intact Support it as a matter of fact Open up so the world can see That we are dancin' to be free Dancin' hard Can't you see I'm dancin' now And to be free From bigotry From hurt and pain From the fact that slavery still remains Dancin' to be free Fighting us in our own land We're fighting back with a violent stand Tried to talk It hasn't worked You walked on us like we were dirt Everyone is looking in They never help But say they're friends How could there be so much hate Young folks think it's not too late Touch a friend Know your foe There's another route that you can go Don't follow paths if you can see That we are dancin' Dancin' to be free Dancin' hard Can't you see I'm dancin' now And to be free From bigotry From hurt and pain From the fact that slavery still remains Dancin' to be free Dancin' hard Can't you see I'm dancin' now And to be free From bigotry From hurt and pain From the fact that slavery still remains Dancin' to be free Dancin' hard Can't you see I'm dancin' now And to be free From bigotry From hurt and pain From the fact that slavery still remains Dancin' to be free