How many fights must a man win now
Before you call him a hero?
How many skies must a white dove roam
Before peace lands at ground zero?
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they're forever taboo?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Yes, and how many borders must a tank roll through
Before it is washed to the sea?
Yes, and how many years must some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Yes, and how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sign?
Yes, and how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he knows
That too many people die?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
How many cities must turn to dust and ash
Before the ruler truly cares?
Yes, and how many times must the missiles strike
Before the fighting despairs?
Yes, and how many graves will it take 'til they know
Never again to poke bears?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Yes, and how many years must a nation endure
Beneath a tyrant's harsh hand?
Yes, and how many pleas must the refugees make
Before they free their land?
Yes, and how many times can the West look away
And pretend it doesn't understand?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Yes, and how many times must the truth be denied
Before the lies start to fade?
Yes, and how many ears must the powerful have
Before the cries are weighed?
Yes, and how many graves will it take 'til they know
Too high a price has been paid?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind