Sitting in this lonely town
Wondering when things are gonna change
Dreaming my life away and it seems
Them dreams they turned into a bunch of dust clouds
Getting my nerve up
But my past is pulling me down
Wondering how long
This black sheep can stick around
Somebody told me once before
You can never go home again once you leave
Say anything just to steer me away
From the truth of what I who I am and what I believe
So I thanked him for his two cents
With a shake and some sympathy
And I packed up my blue jeans and I headed
For the big prize of my freedom
Bye bye black sheep, black sheep of the family
Bye bye black sheep, how that means so much to me
Bye bye to my friends and to my family
Bye bye black sheep, going off and set my soul, set it free
Times they were changing
I did just a little re-arranging
Take a couple chances, my progress it advances
To that prize of my freedom
It's written in the stars
That steel bars never will a prison cell make
Once I find that sweet home
Or a place I like to call home anyway
Some people will say I'm crazy singing out loud
Like I do here on the street
When I got a song, I sing it out loud
And if you don't like that, my friend
Well, I'm gonna say to you
Bye bye black sheep, black sheep of the family
Bye bye black sheep, how that means so much to me
Bye bye to my friends and to my family
Bye bye black sheep, going off and set my soul, set it free