A smash hit for Jimi, reportedly written and recorded with little rehearsal in under an hour. In his apparent rush to finish the tune, he left it simple with room for interpretation. Hope you like mine.
lyrics
VERSE 1
Everyday in the week i'm in a different city
If i stay too long people try to pull me down
They talk about me like a dog
Talk about the clothes i wear
But they don't realize they're the ones who's square
Hey!
And that's why
You can't hold me down
I don't want to be tide down i gotta move on!
Oww!
CHORUS
I said
Stone free do what i please
Stone free to ride the breeze
Stone free, i can't stay
I got to got to got to get away right now
Yeah
VERSE 2
All right…listen to this baby
Woman here, woman there try to keep me in a ...plastic cage
But they don't realise it's so easy to the break
Oh butta sometimes i get a ha!
I can feel my heart kind a ...runnin' hot
That's when i got to move before i get caught
And that’s why, listen to me baby, you can't hold me down
I don't want to be tied down
I gotta be free, Oww!
CHORUS 2
I said
Stone free do what i please
Stone free to ride the breeze
Stone free i can't stay
Got to got to got to get away
Yeah
Turn me loose baby
GUITAR BREAK
Yeah!
Stone free to ride the breeze
Stone free do what i please
Stone free i can't stay
Stone free i got to i got to get away
Hey
Stone free I’m gone baby right now
Stone free don't try to hold me back, oww!
Stone free I’m movin on down the highway, yeah!
Stone free gotta, got-ta, got-ta, got-ta
Stone free movin ahead on, bye-bye baby!