Lyrics of
Freedom '90

Freedom! 90 is one of George Michaels most iconic songs, reflecting his struggle for artistic freedom and the pressures of being a pop icon. The song signifies his release from contractual obligations and the desire to be more than just a commercial image. Released after the Wham! era and his initial success as a solo artist, the lyrics represent a break from his past, affirming his artistic growth and quest for authenticity.

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I won't let you down
I will not give you up
Gotta have some faith in the sound
It's the one good thing that I've got
I won't let you down
So please don't give me up
Because I would really, really love to stick around, oh yeah!


Heaven knows I was just a young boy
Didn't know what I wanted to be (Didn't know what I wanted to be)
I was every little hungry schoolgirls pride and joy
And I guess it was enough for me (And I guess it was enough for me)
To win the race? A prettier face! Brand new clothes and a big fat place
On your rock and roll tv (rock and roll tv)
But today the way I play the game is not the same. No way!
Think I'm gonna get me some happy

I think there's something you should know
I think it's time I told you so
There's something deep inside of me
There's someone else I've got to be
Take back your picture in a frame
Take back your singing in the rain
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man

All we have to do now
Is take these lies and make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don't belong to you
And you don't belong to me yeah yeah-ah
(Freedom) I won't let you down
(Freedom) I will not give you up
(Freedom) Gotta have some faith in the sound
(You've gotta give for what you take) It's the one good thing that I've got
(Freedom) I won't let you down
(Freedom) So please don't give me up
(Freedom) Because I would really, really love)
(You've gotta give for what you take) to stick around

Heaven knows we sure had some fun boy
What a kick, just a buddy and me (What a kick, just a buddy and me)
We had every big-shot goodtime band on the run boy
We were living in a fantasy (We were living in a fantasy)
We won the race. Got out of the place. I went back home, got a brand new face
For the boys on MTV (boys on MTV)
But today the way I play the game has got to change, oh yeah (oh yeah)
Now I'm gonna get myself happy

I think there's something you should know
I think it's time I told you so
There's something deep inside of me
There's someone else I've got to be
Take back your picture in a frame
Take back your singing in the rain
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man

All we have to do now
Is take these lies and make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don't belong to you
And you don't belong to me yeah yeah-ah
(Freedom) I won't let you down
(Freedom) I will not give you up
(Freedom) Gotta have some faith in the sound
(You've gotta give for what you take) It's the one good thing that I've got
(Freedom) I won't let you down
(Freedom) So please don't give me up
(Freedom) Because I would really, really love)
(You've gotta give for what you take) to stick around

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Well it looks like the road to heaven
But it feels like the road to hell
When I knew which side my bread was buttered
I took the knife as well
Posing for another picture
Everybody's got to sell
But when you shake your ass
They notice fast
And some mistakes were build to last
(That's what you get) That's what you get
(That's what you get) I say that's what you get
(That's what you get for changing your mind)
That's what you get for changing your mind
(That's what you get)
(That's what you get) And after all this time
(I just hope you understand)
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man

(All we have to do now) oh hey and
Is take these lies and make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don't belong to you
And you don't belong to me yeah yeah-ah
Freedom
Oh freedom
My freedom
You've gotta give for what you take
Freedom
Hold on to my freedom
My freedom
(You've gotta give for what you take) Give it a what you give it a what
you take yeah
yeah
Yeah you gotta give it a what you give it a what you give
May not be what you want from me
Just the way it's got to be
Lose the face now
I've got to live I've got to live I've got to live
(fade out)