I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free

And I wish I knew how

It would feel to be free

I wish I could break

All the chains holdin' me

I wish I could say

All the things that I should say

Say 'em loud say 'em clear

For the whole 'round world to hear

I wish I could share

All the love that's in my heart

Remove all the doubts

That keep us apart

I wish you could know

What it means to be me

Then you'd see and agree

That every man should be free

I wish I could give

All I'm longin' to give

I wish I could live like I'm longing to live

I wish I could do all the things that I can do

And though I'm way over due

I'd be startin' a new

Well I wish I could be

Like a bird up in the sky

How sweet it would be

If I found out I could fly

So long to my song

And look down upon the sea

And I sing because I know yeah

And I sing because I know yeah

And I sing because I know

I would know how it feels

I would know how it feels to be free

I would know how it feels

Yes, I would know

I would know how it feels, how it feels

To be free, no no