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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
K'naan
K'naan
Vocals
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars
Background Vocals
Philip Lawrence
Philip Lawrence
Background Vocals
Deuce
Deuce
Programming
Kerry Brothers
Kerry Brothers
Programming
Nate Stallworth
Nate Stallworth
Keyboards
Onree Gill
Onree Gill
Keyboards
Ron Haney
Ron Haney
Guitar
Steve "Styles" Rodriguez
Steve "Styles" Rodriguez
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
K'naan
K'naan
Songwriter
Philip Lawrence
Philip Lawrence
Songwriter
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars
Songwriter
Jean Daval
Jean Daval
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
K'naan
K'naan
Producer
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars
Producer
Ari Levine
Ari Levine
Recording Engineer
Christian Plata
Christian Plata
Recording Engineer
Erik Madrid
Erik Madrid
Recording Engineer
Kerry Brothers
Kerry Brothers
Producer
Manny Marroquin
Manny Marroquin
Mixing Engineer
Miki Tsutsumi
Miki Tsutsumi
Recording Engineer
Stuart White
Stuart White
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

When I get older I will be stronger They'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag 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 Born to a throne, stronger than Rome But 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 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 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 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 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 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 And everybody will be singing it And you and I will be singing it And we all will be singing it 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 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
Writer(s): Philip Martin Lawrence Ii, Jean Guillaume Daval, Keinan Abdi Warsame, Peter Gene Hernandez Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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