wish i knew how it would feel to be free  

i wish i could break all the chains still binding me 

i wish i could say all the things that i can say when i'm relaxed i'd be starting anew

i wish i could be like a bird in the sky (don't leave me) how sweet it would be to find that i could fly i'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea then i'd sing cause i know how it feels to be free then i'd sing cause i know how it feels to be free 

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

wish i could break all things that bind us apart  

wish you could know what it means to be me and you'd see, you'd agree everybody should be free (cause if we ain't we're murderous)  

i wish i could be like a bird in the sky how sweet it would be if i could find that i could fly i'd soar to the sun, look down at the sea, man, i know, yes i know, oh yeah, the spirit's moving now, i know, got news for you, i already know, jonathan livingston seagull ain't got nothing on me, free, free, free, free, i'm free, and i know it, don't wanna be a, and i show it, but i'm still free and believe in me, it's alright, and i'd sing, sing, sing, cause i would know, i already know, i already know, i found out how it feels, not to be chained to anything ,to any race, to any faith, to anybody to any creed, to any hopes, to any-anything, i know how it feels to be free 

nina simone