Permission Not Given

(yeah) They drew a line across the floor

Told me not to ask for more

Smiled and handed me the rules Like I was born to play

the fool

I took the long way through the night

Found my own luminous light

Every lock and every chain

Turned into another lane

Hear that heartbeat in the street

Feel the fire beneath my feet

I don't need a green light now

Watch me turn this whole thing around

Never needed permission

Never waited for a sign

Got a rhythm, got a vision And the midnight's looking mine Never

needed permission Let the whole room come alive

When the bassline starts talking You can see it in my eyes

I heard a thousand people say

Better choose the safer way

But the safest little corner

Never made me feel awake

Now the sax is getting restless

And the night begins to sway

I can hear a hundred answers In the notes it wants to

play

Hear that heartbeat in the street

Feel the fire beneath my feet

I don't need a green light now Watch me turn this whole

thing around

Never needed permission

Never waited for a sign

Got a rhythm, got a vision

And the midnight's looking mine

Never needed permission

Let the whole room come alive

When the bassline starts talking You can see it in my eyes

There were nights I lost my nerve

Wondered what my dreams were worth

Then I heard that distant beat And it brought me to my

feet

Never needed permission

Never waited for a sign

Got a rhythm, got a vision

And the midnight's looking mine

I was never asking

anyone

How to live this life of mine (never asking!)