Solomon Burke - I wish i knew (how it would feel to be free) lyrics

Have you ever wished upon a star And all your hopes seemed so far Well, here's a wish that will come true And all these wishes are just for you I wish I knew how it Feel to be free, yessiree I wish I could break all Of these chains, oh, yes That are really holding me Wish I could say all the things I should say every day And say em loud, say em clear For the whole wide world to hear I wish I could share all the love That I have in my heart today And then move all the bars that Keep the people in the world astring I wish I could give all the joy Everybody could see Then they'd know, then they'd know Every man in this world should be free Listen, I wish I could give all the love That I have in my heart, right now, today I wish that I could help someone who Was sad and is somewhere going astray And most of all, I wish I had the Answer and the secret to peace I'd give this to every leader of the world And then I wish I had the secret of love For I'd share this with every man Every woman, every boy and every girl Oh, I wish I could fly Like a bird up in the sky And then wake up one morning To find out for myself, oh You don't even have to die Listen, I'd fly if I could fly, you see To the sun and then down To the deep blue sea Then I'd sing, yes I'd sing about freedom I want everybody to Come sing along with me Let me hear you just sing it one time Let me hear you say I'd sing, yes, I'd sing, come on Sing, children, sing about love now Sing, sing, sing about peace Sing, sing, sing about the joy Sing, sing, sing, ohh...