Wavin' Flag
Lyrics
K'Naan
Featuring: Will.i.am & David Guetta
When I get older I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom, just like a wavin' flag
So wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag, oooooh
Born to a throne, stronger than Rome
A violent 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
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
When I get older I will be stronger
I'll make it better, struggle no longer
When I get older I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag
So wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag
Now wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag
Now wave your flag, oooooh
So many wars, settling scores
Bringing us promises, leaving us poor
And in a situation when there's a compensation
They got no occupation to buy no medication
See, it's a combination of no education
But we can never get it say, tomorrow's generation
'Cause they can't control us, no they can't hold us down
We gon' pick it up, even though we all
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
When I get older I will be stronger
I'll make it better, struggle no longer
When I get older I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag
So wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag
Now wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag
Now wave your flag
Oooohhh, ooooohh, oooooooooh, ooooohh
And everybody will be singing it
Oooohhh
And you and I will be singing it
Oooohhh
And we all will be singing it
Oooohhh
Oooooooooh
When I get older, I will be stronger, stronger, stronger
I will be stronger, stronger, stronger
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom, just like a wavin' flag
So wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag
Now wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag
Now wave your flag
Yeee
Just like a wavin' flag [x4]
They'll call me freedom, just like a wavin' flag
So wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag, oooooh
Born to a throne, stronger than Rome
A violent 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
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
When I get older I will be stronger
I'll make it better, struggle no longer
When I get older I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag
So wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag
Now wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag
Now wave your flag, oooooh
So many wars, settling scores
Bringing us promises, leaving us poor
And in a situation when there's a compensation
They got no occupation to buy no medication
See, it's a combination of no education
But we can never get it say, tomorrow's generation
'Cause they can't control us, no they can't hold us down
We gon' pick it up, even though we all
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
When I get older I will be stronger
I'll make it better, struggle no longer
When I get older I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag
So wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag
Now wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag
Now wave your flag
Oooohhh, ooooohh, oooooooooh, ooooohh
And everybody will be singing it
Oooohhh
And you and I will be singing it
Oooohhh
And we all will be singing it
Oooohhh
Oooooooooh
When I get older, I will be stronger, stronger, stronger
I will be stronger, stronger, stronger
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom, just like a wavin' flag
So wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag
Now wave your flag, now wave your flag, now wave your flag
Now wave your flag
Yeee
Just like a wavin' flag [x4]
Song facts
"Wavin' Flag" is a song by Somali-Canadian artist K'naan from his album Troubadour. The song was a global hit, reaching the top ten in 19 charts around the world and was chosen as Coca-Cola's promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, hosted by South Africa. The English version was released as "Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)" by K'naan. The version of the song featuring will.i.am and David Guetta was targeted for international release.
