- - How many roads must a man walk down Before you can call him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, and how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned? The answer my friendis blowing in the wind The answer is blowingin the wind. - - - Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist Before it's 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 Pretending he just doesn't see? The answer my friendis blowing in the wind The answer is blowingin the wind. - - - Yes, and how many times must a man look up Before he can really 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 peoplehave died? The answer my friendis blowing in the wind The answer is blowingin the wind. - -