Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (Live At Montreux lyrics

Wish i knew how it would feel to be free I wish i could break all the chains that's still binding me, yeah 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 I 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'd be murderers) Wish i could be like a bird in the sky How sweet it would be if i could find that i could fly Soar to sun, look down at see and i know, yes i know (ah, yeah, spirit's movin' now) {hums melody} I know, i got news for you: i already know Jonathan livingston's 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 Just 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 raise, to any faith, to any body, to any greed, to any hopes, to any- anything I know how it feels to be free!