I Shall Be Released

by The Band

From the album: The Last Waltz

Track 24 of 30 on The Last Waltz (1978).

Duration: 3:53

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Lyrics for I Shall Be Released

They say everything can be replaced They say every distance is not near So I remember every face Of every man who put me here I see my light come shinin' From the west down to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released They say every man needs protection They say that every man must fall Yet I swear I see my reflection Somewhere so high above this wall I see my light come shinin' From the west down to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released Now, yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd A man who swears he's not to blame All day long I hear him shouting so loud Just crying out that he's been framed I see my light come shinin' From the west down to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released

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