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I wished I was smarter

I wished I was stronger

I wished I loved Jesus

the way my wife does

I wished it'd been easier

instead of any longer

I wished I could've stood

where you would've

been proud

that won't happen now

that won't happen now

There's a whole lot of singin'

that's never gonna be heard

disappearin' every day

without so much as a word

somehow...

Think I broke the wings

off that little songbird

she's never gonna fly

to the top of the world

right now...

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 come home in the evenin'

sit in my chair

One night they called

me for supper

but I never got up

I stayed right there

in my chair

There's a whole lot of singin'

that's never gonna be heard

disappearin' every day

without so much as a word

somehow...

Think I broke the wings

off that little songbird

she's never gonna fly

to the top of the world

right now...

I wished I'd known you

wished I'd a-shown you

all of the things I

was on the inside

I'd pretend to be sleepin'

when you'd come in

in the mornin'

To whisper goodbye

go to work in the rain

I don't know why

don't know why

'Cause everyone is singin'

we just wanna be heard

disappearing every day

without so much as a word

somehow...

Wanna grab a hold

of that little songbird

take her for a ride

to the top of the world

right now

Woah... Woah...

to the top of the world

to the top of the world

to the top of the world

to the top of the world

To the top of the world

to the top of the world

to the top of the world

to the top of the world.....