How many roads must a man walk down

Before you call him a man

How many seas must the white dove sail

Before she sleeps in the sand

Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly

Before they are forever banned

The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind

The answer is blowing in the wind

Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist

Before it washed to the sea

Yes, and how many years can 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 blowing in the wind

The answer is blowing in the wind

Yes, and how many times must a man look up

Before he can see the sky

Yes, and how many ears must one man have

Before he can hear people cry

Yes, and how many deaths will it take till he knows

That too many people have died

The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind