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