I Wish

I was ten years old when I realized

Some goodbyes are forever

So what's that mean to you and I?

Thought we'd always be together

How can the person who taught me to breathe

Take their last breath right in front of me?

I know too much now

I wish I could still see the world through those eyes

Could still see the colors

They're not as clear or as bright

Oh, the older we get, the colors they change

Yeah, hair turns to gray, but the blues here to stay

So I wish, I wish

I remember seeing my dad cry

For the first time, we were downstairs

Talking 'bout how his dad died

And how he wished he could've been there

He said

How could the person who taught me to breathe

Take their last breath not in front of me?

I know too much now

I wish I could still see the world through those eyes

Could still see the colors

But they're not as clear or as bright

Oh, the older we get, the colors they change

Yeah, hair turns to gray, but the blue stays the same

Oh, I wish, I wish

Stay a little longer

I'm not ready for you to go

It hasn't even happened

But I have been mourning since ten years old

Stay a little longer

I wish I could still see the world through those eyes

Well, I still see the colors

But they're not as clear or as bright

Oh, the older we get, the colors they change

Your hair turns to gray, but the blues, yeah, they stay

So I wish, I wish