Wavin’ Flag Lyrics

[Intro]
When I get older I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom, just like a wavin' flag


[Chorus]
When I get older, I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag

And then it goes back, and then it goes back
And then it goes back, oh


[Verse 1]
Born to a throne, stronger than Rome
A violence prone, poor people zone
But it's my home, all I have known
Where I got grown, streets we would roam

Out of the darkness, I came the farthest
Among the hardest survival
Learn from these streets, it can be bleak
Accept no defeat, surrender, retreat

[Pre-Chorus]
So we struggling, fighting to eat
And we wondering when we'll be free
So we patiently wait for that fateful day
It's not far away, but for now we say
[Chorus]
When I get older I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back, and then it goes back
And then it goes back, oh

[Verse 2]
So many wars, settling scores
Bringing us promises, leaving us poor
I heard them say 'love is the way'
'Love is the answer,' that's what they say
But look how they treat us, make us believers
We fight their battles, then they deceive us
Try to control us, they couldn't hold us
Cause we just move forward like Buffalo Soldiers

[Pre-Chorus]
But we struggling, fighting to eat
And we wondering, when we'll be free
So we patiently wait for that faithful day
It's not far away but for now we say


[Chorus]
When I get older, I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag

And then it goes back, and then it goes back
And then it goes back, oh

When I get older I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back, and then it goes back
And then it goes back, and then it goes
And then it goes
[Bridge]
And everybody will be singing it
And you and I will be singing it
And we all will be singing it


[Chorus]
When I get older, I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag

And then it goes back, and then it goes back
And then it goes back, oh

When I get older, when I get older
I will be stronger just like a wavin' flag
Just like a wavin' flag, just like a wavin' flag
Flag, flag, just like a wavin' flag

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K'naan’s most popular song, becoming so after Coca-Cola decided to use it as the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup – The first held in Africa. The lyrics have much do to with Africa and the struggles faced by the people there. K'naan grew up in Somalia, where he lived during the Somali civil war.

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Credits
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Percussion
Backing Vocals
Release Date
March 18, 2009
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