Nina Simone Nina Simone I Shall Be Released Lyrics

They say everything can be replaced
They say every distance is not near
So I remember every face
Of every woman who put me here
I see my light come shining
From the west down to the east
Any day now any day now
I shall be released
They say every woman needs protection
They say every man must fall
so I swear I see my reflection
Somewhere inside these walls
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now any day now
I shall be released
yonder stands a woman in this lonely crowd
woman who swears she's not to blame
All day long I hear her hollering so loud
just crying out that she's not to blame
I see my light come shining
From the west down to the east
Any day now any day now
I shall be released