I wished I was smarter; I wished I was stronger
I wished I'd loved Jesus the way my wife does
I wished it had been easier, instead of any longer
I wished I could have stood where you would have been proud
But that won't happen now...
There's a whole lot of singing's never gonna be heard,
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word, somehow
I think I broke the wings off that little songbird;
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world now
To the top of the world...
I don't have to answer any of these questions
Don't have no god to teach me no lessons
I'd come home in the evening, sit in my chair
One night they called me for supper, but I never got up
I stayed right there, in my chair...
I wish I'd have known you; I wish I'd have shown you
All of the things I was on the inside
But I'd pretend to be sleeping when you'd come in the morning
To whisper goodbye, go to work in the rain
Now I don't know why...
'Cause everyone's singing; we just want to be heard
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word, somehow
I wanna grab a hold of that little songbird,
Take her for a ride to the top of world right now,
To the top of the world...
I wished I'd loved Jesus the way my wife does
I wished it had been easier, instead of any longer
I wished I could have stood where you would have been proud
But that won't happen now...
There's a whole lot of singing's never gonna be heard,
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word, somehow
I think I broke the wings off that little songbird;
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world now
To the top of the world...
I don't have to answer any of these questions
Don't have no god to teach me no lessons
I'd come home in the evening, sit in my chair
One night they called me for supper, but I never got up
I stayed right there, in my chair...
I wish I'd have known you; I wish I'd have shown you
All of the things I was on the inside
But I'd pretend to be sleeping when you'd come in the morning
To whisper goodbye, go to work in the rain
Now I don't know why...
'Cause everyone's singing; we just want to be heard
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word, somehow
I wanna grab a hold of that little songbird,
Take her for a ride to the top of world right now,
To the top of the world...