D                   A                 D
I wish you freedom, I wish you peace, I wish you nights of stars

                   A                 D              Dm
that beckon you to sleep. I wish you heartache that leaves

              A                      D            A
you more of a man, I wish I could be there, but I can't.

           D                   A                   D
I wish you places, that sit so still, where people never ever 

                      A                    D 
change and never ever will. I wish I could hold you and 

Dm            A                     D              A 
make you understand, I wish I could be there but I can't.

                 E                 D              Dm
Be good for your momma, cuz she'll need a hand to hold,

            E          D                     Dm
and boy she loves you, more than you'll ever know.

          E                    D              E
There are rhymes and there are reasons, and times when

                   D             F       G             Dm
nothing stayed the same, but you know my love still remains.

            D                 A                 D
I wish you wisdom, I wish you years, I wish you armies

                    A                 D           Dm
to conquer all your fears. I wish you courage for all that 

        A                    D          A
life demands, I wish I could be there, but I can't.


                 E                 D              Dm
Be good for your momma, cuz she'll need a hand to hold,

              E        D                     Dm
and boy she loves you, more than you'll ever know.

           E                     D             E
There are rhymes and there are reasons, and times when
     
                   D              F       G         Dm
nothing stayed the same, but you know my love still remains.

               D                      A
I wish we were together, I wish I was home, I wish there 

     D                           A              D
were nights when I was never alone. I know I've said it, but

              A                        D                 A
I'll say it once again, I wish I could be there, but I can't...