Wish I Could

Appalachian nu-metal, southern rock, americana, country, melancholy, sad, dark, prison, slowcore, Appalachian accent, Male Vocal gravely sand-paper textured vocals, Southern Accent

Authors Notes:
A man plagued by bad choices has a lifetime to reconsider, but Wishing is just not enough.

[hook][x2]
Oh, wish I could, Lord I wish I could,
Undo the bad, and just make it good.
Wish I could, just one more try,
Beneath a free and open sky.

[Hard Time Intro]
Steel bars cold, concrete floor,
As another sunset bleeds to grey,
This worn out cot, and nothing more,
Just memories that won’t wash away,
Yeah, time keeps movin', slow and cruel,
In this hell I built, by breakin' every rule.

[Lost Love Power Chorus]
Wish I could tell her one last thing,
But "Sorry" ain’t enough to mend,
The way I clipped her angel wing,
Brought our happy story to a burnin' end,
Now all that’s left is this cage I’m in,
Payin' for a life consumed by sin.

[Bulletproof Verse]
Young and dumb, thought I was bulletproof,
Chasin' shadows in the fading light,
Never listen to the voice of truth,
Now payin' the price, day and night.
They say these walls can break a man’s soul,
Well, they ain't lyin', its takin' its toll.

[Broken Memories Power Chorus]
Wish I could just fade away,
And disappear into the dust,
Not remember yesterday, (yesterday)
Or all the broken faith and trust,
But every day the memories sting,
Wish I could wish away everything.

[hook]
Wish I could, Lord I wish I could,
Undo the bad, and just make it good.
Wish I could, just one more try,
Beneath a free and open sky.

[Heatbroken Mother Verse]
Momma cries when she comes to see,
Her eyes are swollen, voice low and weak,
Says she still believes in me, (though I don't know why)
But all I see are tears on her cheek.
And her silent question, hangs in air,
"Ohh son, sweet son, how'd it get to there"

[Foolish Pride Power Chorus]
Wish I could forget the foolish pride,
That led me down this wicked road,
With nothin' left but tears to hide,
Beneath this heavy, crushing load,
If only wisdom had arrived in time,
Instead of echoes from this bitter rhyme.

[hook]
Oh, wish I could, Lord I wish I could,
Undo the bad, and just make it good.
Wish I could, just one more try,
Beneath a free and open sky.

[Empty Wishes Outro]
So here I stand, a man filled with sorrow,
Wishing for the chance to rewrite tomorrow,
In the shadows of my past, I know what’s true,
Make better choices, and pure life pursue.
Though wishing for wishes, is burned on my soul like tattoo,
Only way through this darkness is to keep moving through.

[hook]
Wish I could, Lord I wish I could,
Undo the bad, and just make it good.
Wish I could, just one more try,
Beneath a free and open sky.

Wish I could.
Wish I could.
Wish I could.

[end]

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