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 wide world to hear i wish i could share all the love that s in my heart remove all the bars that keep us apart and i wish you could know how it is to be me then you d see and agree that every man should be free i wish i could be like a bird in the sky how sweet it would be if i found i could fly well i d soar to the sun and look down at the sea and i d sing cos i know 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 and i wish i could say all the things that i wanna say say em loud say em clear for the whole wide world to hear say em loud say em clear for the whole wide world to hear say em loud say em clear for the whole wide world to hear one love one blood one life you ve got to do what you should one life with each other sisters brothers one love but we re not the same we got to carry each other carry each other one one one one one i knew how it would feel to be free i knew how it would feel to be free