I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)

Album: Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (1963)
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  • I wish I knew how
    It would feel to be free
    I wish I could break
    All the chains holding 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 bars
    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 longin' to live
    I wish I could do
    All the things that I can do
    And though I'm way over due
    I'd be starting a new

    Well I wish I could be
    Like a bird in the sky
    How sweet it would be
    If I found I could fly
    Oh I'd soar to the sun
    And look down at the sea

    Than I'd sing 'cause I know, yea
    Then I'd sing 'cause I know, yea
    Then I'd sing 'cause I know

    I'd know how it feels
    Oh I know how it feels to be free
    Yea yea! oh, I know how it feels

    Yes I know
    Oh, I know
    How it feels
    How it feels
    To be free Writer/s: Ken Navarro, Roberto Vally
    Publisher: NAVARROPHONIC MUSIC, Royalty Network
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Brett from SacramentoThis song is by John Denver, on Rhymes & Reasons.
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