Listen to I Wish It Was Me (Stripped) by Etham

I Wish It Was Me (Stripped)

Etham

Singer/Songwriter

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Etham

Vocals

Martin Tomkins

Acoustic Guitar

Jay Keyz

Piano

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Edward Holloway

Edward Holloway

Songwriter

Nicholas Atkinson

Nicholas Atkinson

Songwriter

Etham Basden

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Etham

Producer

Dave May

Producer

Alex Gordon

Mastering Engineer

Cameron Poole

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Known each other since forever

You always seem to have my heart

Said that we'd end up together

But I never knew where to start

[Verse 2]

And every time you find somebody

And tell me how you think they're the one

It's hard for me to take

You love me in a way that I don't want

[Verse 3]

You look at me like I'm someone

You only need when it goes wrong

But you look at him like he's your missing piece

And, darling, I wish it was me

I wish it was me

[Verse 4]

Always hoped I'd be the reason

The reason you can't sleep at night

The one you miss so much, you're barely breathing

The face you see when you turn out the lights

[Verse 5]

And every time you've got nobody

I'm thinking maybe I could be the one

It's hard for me to take

You love me in a way that I don't want

[Verse 6]

You look at me like I'm someone

You only need when it goes wrong

But you look at him like he's your missing piece

And, darling, I wish it was me

The music fades, the lights come on

And I just want to take you home

But you whisper to him that you're ready to leave

And, darling, I wish it was me

I wish it was me

[Verse 7]

And I almost told you about a million times

Always tripping over words I never seem to find

Just a little closer, it's getting harder to hide

I keep losing the lines

But the answer's right there in your eyes

[Verse 8]

You look at me like I'm someone

You only need when it goes wrong

But you look at him like he's your missing piece

And, darling, I wish it was me

[Verse 9]

Oh, you look at me like I'm someone

You only need when it goes wrong

But you look at him like he's your missing piece

And, darling, I wish it was me

The music fades, the lights come on

And I just want to take you home

But you whisper to him that you're ready to leave

And, darling, I wish it was me

I wish it was me

Written by: Edward Holloway, Etham Basden, Nicholas Atkinson

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