I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free

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I wish I knew how it would feel to be free;

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I wish I could break all the chains holding me.

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I wish I could say all the things that I should say

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Say 'em loud, say 'em clear for the whole round world to hear.


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I wish I could share all the love that's in my heart,

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Remove all the bars that keep us apart.

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I wish you could know what it means to be me

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Then you'd see and agree that every man should be free.


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I wish I could give all I'm long - ing to give;

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

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

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Though I'm way o - ver - due, I'd be start - ing anew.


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Well I wish I could be like a bird in the sky;

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How sweet it would be if I found I could fly!

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Oh, I'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea

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Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, yeah,

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Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, yeah

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Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, I'd know how it feels, 

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I'd know how it feels to be free,

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I'd know how it feels to be free.