These old stories Givem' to the river Watchem' float downstream Back to the sea These old stories Givem' to the river They got no more power over me These old stories Givem' to the fire Watchem' up in smoke Away they float These old stories Givem' to the fire They got no more power over me These old stories that been running the show The record player voices that seem to think they know What's real, what's possible, what I should be These old stories got no power over me These old stories Givem' to the soil Watchem' break on down Return to the ground These old stories Givem' to the soil They got no more power over me These old stories Givem' to the wind Watchem' dissipate As they blow away These old stories Givem' to the wind They got no more power over me These old stories that been running the show The record player voices that seem to think they know What's real, what's possible, what I should be These old stories got no power over me These old stories Givem' to the past That's where they were born And now they're outworn These old stories Givem' to the past They got no more power over me These old stories that been running the show The record player voices that seem to think they know What's real, what's possible, what I should be These old stories got no power over me These old stories got no power over me These old stories got no power over me