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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ben McKee
Ben McKee
Bass Guitar
Dan Reynolds
Dan Reynolds
Vocals
Daniel Platzman
Daniel Platzman
Drums
Wayne Sermon
Wayne Sermon
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dan Reynolds
Dan Reynolds
Songwriter
Wayne Sermon
Wayne Sermon
Songwriter
Ben McKee
Ben McKee
Songwriter
Daniel Platzman
Daniel Platzman
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons
Producer
John Hanes
John Hanes
Recording Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
Randy Merrill
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Executive Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I never called you and now it's too late
To say all the words that I've wanted to say
The doctor said, "Oh, there's a fight up ahead"
I should've been there by your hospital bed
[Verse 2]
So it rains every day, oh, it rains every day
No, I haven't got the words to say
[Verse 3]
How I wish I was a better friend
Before it was too late
I wish that I would've been there in the end
I wish I was a better friend
[Verse 4]
I wasn't there when you said your goodbye and I
Replay in my mind 'bout a thousand times
I wasn't there for those rivers you cried
I was always too busy, no, I didn't make the time
[Verse 5]
So it rains every day, oh, it rains every day
I haven't got the words to say
[Verse 6]
How I wish I was a better friend
Before it was too late
I wish that I would've been there in the end
I wish I was a better friend
[Verse 7]
And every day, I wish you were here
Oh, every day I wish
Oh, every minute of every year
I swear I feel you near
Near me
[Verse 8]
How I wish I was (How I wish) a better friend (Better friend)
Before it was too late
I wish that I would've been there in the end
I wish I was a better friend
Written by: Ben McKee, Dan Reynolds, Daniel Platzman, Wayne Sermon
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