...I WISH... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Songs in the Key of Life' (1976)*


[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

           
 Looking back 

        
on when I, was

           
 a little napp

               
y headed boy.
           
 Then my only 

        
worry, was for

            
 Christmas; wh

             
at would be my

       
 toy.


[Bridge 1]

           
 Even though w

          
e sometimes wo

             
uld not get a 


thing;
           
 We were happy

         
 with the joy 

              
the day would 


bring.


[Verse 2]

           
 Sneaking out 

    
the back door,
           
To hang out wi

           
th those hoodl

              
um friends of 

      
mine.
           
 Greeted at th

  
e back door,
              
With; "boy, I 

           
thought I told

           
 you not to go

            
 out-side?"


[Bridge 2]

           
 Tryin' your b

            
est to bring t

           
he water to yo

  
u eyes.
           
 Thinkin' it m

            
ight stop her,

           
 from whoopin'

         
 your be-hind.


[Chorus 1]

             
I wish those d

       
ays, could, co

            
me back once m


ore,
              
Why did those 

     
days, e   -ver

         
 have to go?

             
I wish those d

       
ays, could, co

            
me back once m


ore,
              
Why did those 

     
days, e   -ver

           
 have to go? '

              
Cos I love the

 (
m so.


[Break]

        
  Do do do do,

           
 do do do do, 

      
do do do do.
        
  Do do do do,

           
 do do do do, 

      
do do do do.


[Verse 3]

           
 Brother says 

     
he's tellin',
           
 'Bout you pla

           
ying doctor wi

              
th that girl.
           
 Just don't te

         
ll; I'll give 

you,
           
 Anything you 

           
want in this w

           
hole wide worl

      
d.


[Bridge 3]

           
 Mama gives yo

         
u money, for S

      
unday school,
           
 You trade you

            
rs for candy, 

           
after church i

  
s through.


[Verse 4]

           
 Smokin' ciga-


rettes and,
           
And writing so

           
mething nasty 

         
on the wall, (

          
you nasty boy!

 
)
           
 Teacher sends

         
 you to the pr

           
incipals of-fi

           
ce down the ha

  
ll.


[Bridge 4]

           
 You grow up a

            
nd learn that,

           
 kinda thing a

     
in't right.
           
 But while you

            
 were doin' it

           
; it sure felt

       
 outta sight.


[Chorus 2]

             
I wish those d

       
ays, could, co

            
me back once m


ore,
              
Why did those 

     
days, e   -ver

         
 have to go?

             
I wish those d

       
ays, could, co

            
me back once m


ore,
              
Why did those 

     
days, e   -ver

         
 have to go?

             
I wish those d

       
ays, could, co

            
me back once m


ore,
              
Why did those 

     
days, e   -ver

         
 have to go?

             
I wish those d

       
ays, could, co

            
me back once m


ore,
              
Why did those 

     
days, e   -ver

           
 have to go? '

              
Cos I love the

 (
m so.


[Outro]

  

(Repeat to Fade)



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