STING – If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (1985)

“If You Love Somebody Set Them Free” is the first single by English musician Sting from his solo debut album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985). It is also the opening track of the album, and is featured on Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 as well as The Very Best of Sting & The Police.

Free-free, set them free (oh-ooh-whoa) Free-free, set them free Free-free, set them free Free-free, set them free

If you need somebody, call my name If you want someone, you can do the same If you wanna keep something precious Gotta lock it up and throw away the key You want to hold on to your possession Don’t even think about me

If you love somebody If you love someone If you love somebody If you love someone, set them free

Free-free, set them free (set them free) Free-free, set them free (set them free) Free-free, set them free (set them free) Free-free, set them free (set them free)

If it’s a mirror you want, just look into my eyes Or a whipping boy, someone to despise Or a prisoner in the dark, tied up in chains you just can’t see Or a beast in a gilded cage That’s all some people ever wanna be

If you love somebody (love somebody) If you love someone (love somebody) If you love somebody (love somebody) If you love someone, set them free

Free-free, set them free (set them free) Free-free, set them free (set them free) Free-free, set them free (set them free) Free-free, set them free

You can’t control an independent heart (can’t hold what you can’t keep) Can’t tear the one you love apart (can’t love what you can’t keep) Forever conditioned to believe that we can’t live We can’t live here and be happy with less So many riches, so many souls Everything we see there, we want to possess

If you need somebody, call my name If you want someone You can do, you can do, you can do the same If you wanna keep something precious You gotta lock it up and throw away the key You wanna hold onto your possession Don’t even think about me

If you love somebody (love somebody) If you love someone (love somebody) If you love somebody (love somebody) If you love someone, set them free

Free-free, set them free (set them free) Free-free, set them free (set them free) Free-free, set them free (aw! Set them free) Free-free, set them free (set them free)

Free-free, set them free (set them free) Free-free, set them free (set them free) Free-free, set them free (set them free) Free-free, set them free (set them free) Free-free, set them free (set them free) Free-free, set them free