You Can't Take What You Don't Have (You Don't Have Me) Lyrics

Strip me clean, chain my hands
And take my land
Cut my hair, try to shut my mouth
I'll still speak out
Tie me up, close my eyes
You can hypnotize
You can tear me apart
But you'll never touch my heart
'Cause you can't take what you don't have...

Hear the whispered warnings
Down the corridor of time
Crack the whip, pull the chains
The story will unwind
See the drawn out faces
Live the history
Look deep into their eyes
This is what you'll read...

Strip me clean, chain my hands
And take my land
Cut my hair, try to shut my mouth
I'll still speak out
Tie me up, close my eyes
You can hypnotize
You can tear me apart
But you'll never touch my heart
'Cause you can't take what you don't have...
You can't take what you don't have
You can't take what you don't have...
You don't have me

Here comes the government
Knocking at my door
They've tried to take it all
Now they're back for more
I know what they're after
But there's nothing they can do
'Cause the heart and the soul of the ages
Is something I won't lose

Strip me clean, chain my hands
And take my land
Cut my hair, try to shut my mouth
I'll still speak out
Tie me up, close my eyes
You can hypnotize
You can tear me apart
But you'll never touch my heart
'Cause you can't take what you don't have...
You can't take what you don't have
You can't take what you don't have...
You don't have me

Ooh strip me clean, chain my hands
Cut my hair, try to shut my mouth
Tie me up, close my eyes
You can tear me apart
But you'll never touch my heart
You can't take what you don't have
You can't take what you don't have
You don't have me