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Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

 Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

Long way from my home

Sometimes I wish I could fly

fly, like a bird up in the sky

 Oh, sometimes I wish I could fly

 Fly like a bird up in the sky

Sometimes I wish I could fly

Like a bird up in the sky

Closer to my home

Motherless children have a hard time

Motherless children have such a hard time

Motherless children have such a really hard time

 A long way from home

Sometimes I feel like freedom is near

 Sometimes I feel like freedom is here

Sometimes I feel like freedom is so near

 But were so far from home

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

 Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

Long way from my home

Sometimes I feel like its closer now

 Sometimes I feel like the kingdom is at hand

Sometimes I feel like the kingdom is now

 But we re so far from home