I am a lion and I want to be free 
Do you see a lion when you look inside of me? 
Outside the window just to watch you as you sleep 
Cause I am a lion born from things 
you cannot be 

How can I sleep at night, there's a war inside my head 
I found the lion hidden right beneath my bed 
I will not hide myself from the tears you have shed 
Cause I am a lion and you are dead 

Here's a story of everything we'll ever be 
You can hide but some of us can never leave 
And if you go I don't need those little things 
They remind me of all our little dreams 
Can you hear the words? All I can say 
We can watch the world, even if they walk away 
Forget about tomorrow, tomorrow is today 
You were born a lion and a lion you will stay 

I am a lion and I want to be free 
Do you see a lion when you look inside of me? 
Outside the window just to watch you as you sleep 
Cause I am a lion born from things 
you cannot be 

Remember an army of all those little kids? 
Livin' life like they only get a little bit 
It's hard to fight when you're born in the middle and 
I'd rather die than watch you givin' in 
I'm sorry daughter but your fathers not the same 
I can look into your eyes and I swear that I will change 
But tomorrow is tomorrow so forgive me if I say 
You can hide beneath the covers 
while I hide behind the pain 
After all only so much we can say 
Words can lose their meaning once you walk away 
Promise me that you'll love me, watch me as I fade 
I'll give you all the things that these lions never gave 
The hands on the clock & the things we cannot change 
Tear it all to pieces and take back what I made 
If there's one thing I'd keep, 
it's you that I would save 
Cause I am just a lion and a lion I will stay 

I am a lion and I want to be free 
Do you see a lion when you look inside of me? 
Outside the window just to watch you as you sleep 
Cause I am a lion born from things 
you cannot be 

Hey! I never meant to let go 
All I want & you're all I'll ever 
wanna know 
Can't hide in the attic of a pretty home.. of a pretty home.. of a pretty home.. 
Hey! I never meant to let go 
All I want & you're all I'll ever 
wanna know 
Can't hide in the attic of a pretty home.. of a pretty home.. of a pretty home.. 
Hey!.. 

I am a lion and I want to be free 
Do you see a lion when you look inside of me? 
Outside the window just to watch you as you sleep 
Cause I am a lion born from things you cannot be