Words and Music by James Taylor from his 1979 album "Flag." [Intro]   /    / [Verse 1] Well I’ve been lying in this dungeon since I was eighteen Ten lonely years of my life taken      I’ve been living in the pages of a magazine It breaks my heart to awaken         [Chorus] Set me free          sleep come free me                Set me free          set me free               [Verse 2] Now the state of Alabama says I killed a man The jury reached the same conclusion I remember I was there hell with a tire iron in my hand The rest is all confusion          [Chorus] Set me free          sleep come free me                Set me free          set me free               [Verse 3] More like an animal and less like a man What they leave you ain’t worth keeping Brother let me tell you I got a clock with no hands The only way out is through sleeping          [Chorus] Set me free          sleep come free me                Set me free          set me free               [Verse 4] You get to where you used to be whoever you claim It’s open to interpretation Just remember your number and abandon your name And hold on to your imagination oh no no      [Chorus] Set me free          sleep come free me                Set me free          set me free               Set me free