I wish I knew how
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It would feel to be free
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I wish I could break
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All the chains holding me
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I wish I could say
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All the things that I should say
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Say 'em loud say 'em clear
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For the whole round world to hear
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I wish I could share
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All the love that's in my heart
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Remove all the bars
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That keep us apart
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I wish you could know
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What it means to be me
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Then you'd see and agree
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That every man should be free
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I wish I could give
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All I'm longin' to give
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I wish I could live
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Like I'm longin' to live
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I wish I could do
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All the things that I can do
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And though I'm? way over due
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I'd? be starting a new
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Well I wish I could be
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Like a bird in the sky
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How sweet it would be
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If I found I could fly
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Oh I'd? soar to the sun
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And look down at the sea
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Than I'd sing cos I know - yea
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Then I'd sing cos I know - yea
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Then I'd sing cos I know
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I'd? know how it feels
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Oh I? know how it feels to be free
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Yea Yea! Oh, I? know how it feels
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Yes I? know
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Oh, I? know
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How it feels
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How it feels
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To be free
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I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
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Nina Simone |