How many roads must a man walk down   Before he's called a man?   How many seas must the white dove sail   Before he sleeps in the sand?   How many times must the cannon-balls fly   Before they're forever banned?   The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind   The answer is blowin' in the wind      How many years can a mountain exist   Before it's washed in the sea?   How many years can some people exist   Before they're allowed to be free?   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      How many times can a man look up   Before he can see the sky?   How many ears must one man have   Before he can hear people cry?   And how many deaths will it take till he knows   That too many people have died?   The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind   The answer is blowin' in the wind   The answer is blowin' in the wind