Set me free, why don't ya, baby? 
 Get out my life, why don't ya, baby? 
 'Cause you don't really love me 
 You just keep me hangin' on 
 You don't really need me 
 But you keep me hangin' on 

 Why do you keep [bad word] around 
 Playing with my heart? 
 Why don't you get out of my life 
 And let me make a new start? 
 Let me get over you the way you've gotten over me 

 Set me free, why don't ya, babe? 
 Let me be, why don't ya, babe? 
 'Cause you don't really love me 
 You just keep me hangin' on 
 No, you don't really want me 
 You just keep me hangin' on 

 You say although we broke up 
 You still wanna be just friends 
 But how can we still be friends 
 When seeing you only breaks my heart again? 

 And there ain't nothing I can do about it 

 Set me free, why don't ya, babe? 
 Get out of my life, why don't ya, babe? 
 You don't really love me 
 But you just keep me hangin' on 

 You claim you still care for me 
 But your heart and soul needs to be free 
 Now that you've got your freedom 
 You wanna still hold on to me 
 You don't want me for yourself 
 So let me find somebody else, hey 

 Why don't you be a man about it and set me free? 
 No, you don't care a thing about me 
 You're just using me 

 Go on, get out, get out of my life 
 And let me sleep at night 
 Please, 'cause you don't really love me 
 You just keep me hangin' on