COUPLET 1: 
I wish Iknew how it would feel to be free
I wish Icould break al the chains holding me
I wish Icould say all the things that I should say
Say 'em loud say 'em clear
For the whole darn world to hear


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COUPLET 2: 
Chanter les réponses soulignées
(Melody + responses)

I wish      (Wish!)

I could share      (I could share!)

All the love that's in my heart
(The love that's in my heart)

Remove (Move!) all the bars
(All of the bars!)

That keep (Keep!)
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us apart (Keep us apart!)

And I wish (Wish!)
you could know  (You could know!)
What it means to be me (What it means to be me)
Then you'd see and agree...
That everybody should be free Solos etc.
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COUPLET 3:  (Solos ONLY)
I wish I could give all I'm longing to give
I wish I could live like I'm longing to live
I wish I could do all the things that I could do
Though I'm way overdue,
l'd be starting a new.


COUPLET 4 :  (TUTTI!)
I wish Icould be like a bird in the sky
How sweet it would be if Ifound Icould fly
I'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea
Then l'd sing cos l'd know
Then l'd sing cos l'd know
​Then l'd sing cos l'd know...
How it feels to be free​
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