Intro: I woke up this mornin' and the world was gray Haven't seen the sun since they hauled me away The boss man says there's no use in tryin' He won't let me color outside of the lines Got these chains on me, and they're dragging me down Got these chains on me, hear their clanking sound Got these chains on me, mister hear my song Don't say imagination is morally wrong As long as I've been here I got nothing to show Try to make something but the bosses know Wanna be creative but the man won't hear it The big boss man is tryin' to crush my spirit Got these chains on me, they won't let me fly Got these chains on me, won't tell me why Got these chains on me, mister hear my song Don't say imagination is morally wrong Oh, they won't let us dance or bang that gum 'Cause they say imagination is morally wrong...