Wish I Was

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
Wish I was a willow tree
Leanin' on a lazy breeze
Movin' like a midnight train
Through rainy Georgia

[Verse 2]
I wish I was a grain of sand
Laying in a baby's hand
Falling like a diamond chain
Into the ocean

[Pre-Chorus]
A willow tree is strong enough to bend
Never like the oak who lives in fear of the wind

[Chorus]
A grain of sand is all I ever wanted to be
Lay me down and let the water
Wash right over me
Right on over me

[Verse 3]
Oh, wish I was an old guitar
Sitting in a beat up car
Hitting every two-bit bar
From here to Texas
Then I wouldn't be ashamed to look up my old friends
They would be so proud to see me strung up again

[Chorus]
A grain of sand is all I evеr wanted to be
Lay me down and lеt the water
Wash right over me
Right on over me

[Bridge]
Nobody wants you when you're down and out
Nobody wants to know your name
You're just another face lost in the crowded streets

[Verse 4]
I wish I was a grain of sand
Laying in a baby's hand
Falling like a diamond chain
Into the ocean

[Pre-Chorus]
A willow tree is strong enough to bend
Never like the oak who lives in fear of the wind

[Chorus]
A grain of sand is all I ever wanted to be
Lay me down and let the water
Wash right over me
Right on over me

[Guitar Solo to fade out]