They push you forward, they pull you back
They beckon sweetly each time around the track
You need not repeat the plan
I am not yours to command

Battlefield, bygone days
Soldier kneels beside his brother's grave
Eyes the captain spade in hand
I am not yours to command
I am not yours to command

A note is passed in cell block H
Ten volunteers history could not erase
Warden denies every demand
But I am not yours to command

Callous whispers, crooked words
You're disappointed, yeah, I heard
I shook the hand of every fan
I am not yours to command
I am not yours to command

Maybe you can save me, maybe you can't
Maybe you can liberate me, nah, I'll take care of that
Perhaps it's time we made a stand
Said the coyote to the lamb
As they went over the barricade hand in hand, yeah
Perhaps this time, you'll understand
I am not yours to command
I am not yours to command, nah
I am not yours to command