Break the chain    Tracy is a good girl  Sweet 16  Her daddy's in her bedroom  Makes her feel unclean  She's slave to a secret  That her dad and she keep together    Nathan is a genius  Or at least he was  Nat traded future for a glass-pipe-buzz  Nat lives on the streets now   For $20 bills he'll do whatever    [Chorus:]  Don't stop breaking the chains  Don't stop breakin' away  Don't be afraid of breaking the chains  It's up to no one else  You've got to free yourself    Rosie is a waitress at the airport lounge  She gave up on her dreams   Her self esteem's broke down  Now she stares out the window   Watching people fly around forever    [Chorus]    Make a change don't you be afraid, go on  Free your mind from the fear inside  And you won't be chained anymore    Look here I'm a black man  And they say I'm free  Seems like somebody s'til got chains on me    Well we got brothers killing brothers  Leaving young mothers to raise a family  We gotta stay together to make it better    [Chorus out]