I Wish (I Knew How It Feels to Be Free)

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

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

I'd soar to the sun

And look down at the sea

And I'd sing cos I know - yea

I would sing cos I know - yea

I would sing cos I know