I Shall Be Released

(B. Dylan)

They say ev'rything can be replaced, 
They say ev'ry distance is not near. 
Yet I remember ev'ry face 
Of ev'ry man who put me here. 
I see my light come shining 
From the west unto the east. 
Any day now, any day now, 
I shall be released. 

They say ev'ry man needs protection, 
They say that ev'ry man must fall. 
Yet I swear I see my reflection 
Somewhere so high above this wall. 
I see my light come shining 
From the west unto the east. 
Any day now, any day now, 
I shall be released. 

Album: Any Day Now (1968) Lyrics
 
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from other versions:
Standing next to me in this lonely crowd, 
Is a man who swears he's not to blame. 
All day long I hear him shout so loud, 
Crying out that he was framed. 
I see my light come shining 
From the west unto the east. 
Any day now, any day now, 
I shall be released