**(Hook)** Wish you were here when the nights get cold, When my mind gets loud and the memories unfold, Wish you could see everything I'm building from the pain, Tell me you'd be proud of me, then tell me I'm insane. Wish you were here when the whole room disappears, When I'm drowning in the silence and I'm fighting through the tears, I know I can't bring you back, but I'll keep you everywhere, In the music, in my memories, wishing you were here. **(Verse 1)** Wish you were here when I finally started getting serious, Turning all the shit that hurt me into something that could heal me, Wish you could've watched the transformation in the making, Seen me take the devastation and create it into greatness. Wish you were beside me when I'm staring at the ceiling, When the pressure gets excessive and I question what I'm feeling, You could probably tell me something that would make it all seem simple, Now I'm talking to your picture like I'm waiting for a signal. I got victories that somehow feel a little less victorious, 'Cause every time I elevate, I wonder if you're proud of this, Every milestone comes with memories attached to it, Like success ain't really success when the people you love can't witness it. I don't need a crowd around me, I just needed my brother, Someone who could know the person underneath all the covers, Now I'm learning how to celebrate while carrying the sorrow, Trying to make today feel better without fearing tomorrow. **(Hook)** Wish you were here when the nights get cold, When my mind gets loud and the memories unfold, Wish you could see everything I'm building from the pain, Tell me you'd be proud of me, then tell me I'm insane. Wish you were here when the whole room disappears, When I'm drowning in the silence and I'm fighting through the tears, I know I can't bring you back, but I'll keep you everywhere, In the music, in my memories, wishing you were here. **(Verse 2)** Wish you could've seen the person that I'm slowly becoming, All the damage, all the lessons, all the battles that I'm overcoming, Wish I could've sent a message saying, "Look what I've accomplished," Instead I'm writing songs about you hoping somehow you can listen. I wonder what you'd say if you could hear this through the speakers, Would you tell me that I'm killing it or tell me I could be deeper? Would you laugh at all the pain that I put inside the lyrics? Would you recognize your brother underneath the fucking image? Sometimes I imagine you just sitting in the passenger seat, Listening to the demo while I'm driving through the city streets, You'd probably criticize a couple bars and make me change 'em, Then we'd laugh about the stupid shit and never need an explanation. That's the memory that I want, not the moment that you left me, Not the phone call, not the shock, not the nights that nearly wrecked me, I wanna keep the laughter, keep the brother that protected me, Keep the version of you that exists forever in my memories. **(Bridge)** Wish I could call you, Wish I could hear you, Wish I could tell you How much I still need you. Wish you could see me, Wish you could feel this, Everything I'm building, I wish you could witness. **(Final Hook)** Wish you were here when the nights get cold, When my mind gets loud and the memories unfold, Wish you could see everything I'm building from the pain, Tell me you'd be proud of me, then tell me I'm insane. Wish you were here when the whole room disappears, When I'm drowning in the silence and I'm fighting through the tears, I know I can't bring you back, but I'll keep you everywhere, In the music, in my memories, wishing you were here. Wish you were here, Yeah, I wish you were here, But until the day we meet again, I'll keep your memory near.
