And pretend that he just doesn't see?
That too many people have died?
Yes, an' how many times must the cannon balls fly
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
Yes, an' how many years can a mountain exist
Yes, an' how many times must a man look up
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before he can hear people cry?
Before she sleeps in the sand?
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Before it is washed to the sea?
Yes, an' how many times can a man turn his head
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Before they're forever banned?
Yes, an' how many ears must one man have
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, an' how many years can some people exist
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, an' how many deaths will it take till he knows
