Daddy said don’t let me catch you around None of them big old wishin’ trees Those branches they ain’t got leaves For folks like you and me Well, Daddy, oh Daddy I gotta climb up just one limb I bet there’s wishes plenty And I want some of them Ain’t no son of mine wastin’ his time Around a wishin’ tree Me, I never wished for nothin’ kid Nothin’ ever wished for me Well, Daddy, now Daddy I gotta climb up just one limb I swear there’s wishes plenty And I want some of them Daddy hated wishes Said they never would come true Tried to always teach me That would happen to me too But I had a kind of faith That the angels share for free My wishes were my dreams And I would live them just for me Daddy left me standing all alone Beneath that wishin’ tree Every day I’d say a prayer That the leaves would fall to me Daddy, hear me Daddy I’m gonna climb up just one limb I know there’s wishes plenty I’m gonna grab some of them Now Daddy, hear me Daddy I’m climbing up that limb I’m gonna find those wishes plenty I’m takin’ every one of them
