I Wish You Were Here
Malvina Reynolds
I wish you were here to get underfoot
I wish you were here to get in my way
To call me from work, to call me to play
I wish you were here again
Oh what did I do that had to be done
And what did I read that had to be read
When I might have turned to watch you instead
I wish you were here again
The monuments rise, the monuments fall
The papers are signed and turn into chaff
But I can recall the sound of your laugh
I wish you were here again
I wish you were here to get underfoot
I wish you were here to get in my way
To call me from work, to call me to play
I wish you were here again