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When Will It Be

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When Will It Be Lyrics

When will it be?
A world calm and free
Whenever we try
Tell me, when will it be
We all live equally
I'm willing, I'm willing to try
Won't you try

When will it be?
People together in harmony
Oh, when will it be?
When we all, we all are free
Oh, free, free
As the wind blows, no, no

Won't you give me the chance?
To make my own stance
Wherever, wherever I go
Oh, when will it be?
There'll be more love and no poverty
Whenever we try
You got to try, I got to try

When will it be, yeah?
Oh, we'll live together in harmony
Oh, when will it be?
We all are free
Oh, free, oh, free yeah
As the wind, no, no
Oh, no, no, no
Oh...

Oh, free as the wind blows
Free to do like I want to do
Free as in eagles that fly so high
Won't you let me do
What I got the strength to do
Shout it out, it's got to be free
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
C'mon, stand up

(Oh, when will it be?)
Ooo-ooh-ooh...
(My love, my love, yeah)
(When we come together)
Everybody sing
(Harmony)
Everybody wanna sing, yeah
Got to stand up tall
(When will it be?)
Stand up tall my love
Hey, hey believe in what you believe
(If we all, all are free)
Believe in what you believe

Be free in your home now
(When will it be?)
Be free in your home now
(When we come together)
Be free in your love
(Harmony)
And be free in your mind, yeah
Stand up
Wanna stand up
(When will it be?)
Stand up
Gonna stand up, yes, I do
(If we all)
Stand up
Wanna stand up right now
(All are free)
(Hey, hey)
Right now, yes, I do, yes, I do

Free, free, free
(When will it be?)
Free, free, free
(When we come together)
Just to be so free
(Harmony)
Let me be free

Gonna live in harmony
(When will it be?)
Wanna live in harmony
(If we all)
Gonna live in harmony, yeah
(All are free)
Want to live in harmony...

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Release Date
March 12, 1990
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