I wish, I wish, I wish
To every city
I wish, I wish, I wish
Every hood
I wish, I wish, I wish
And every block
I wish, I wish, I wish
Good Ol' America!
Rollin' through the hood
Just stopped by to say what's up
And let you know
That your baby boy ain't doing so tough
Even though you passed
Going on four long years
Still waking up late at night crying tears
Just thinking about those days you used to talk to me
Smiling while I'm sipping on this Hennesy
And remember we bragged on how rich we would be
To get up out this hood was like a fantasy
Bridge:
And now you hear my songs the radio is banging
Oh I can't believe my ears
And what everybody's saying
And boy I'll tell you
Folks don't know the half
I would give it all up
Just to take one ride
(With you) How I used to kick it on the front porch
(With you) And how I used to lay back and smoke weed
(With you) And all the little days and party joints we'd do
Now I'm just missing you
How I wish
Chorus:
I wish that I could hold you now
I wish that I could touch you now
I wish that I could talk to you
Be with you somehow
I know you're in a better place
And you know I can see your face
I know you're smiling down on me
Saying everything's okay
And if I make it out this thug life
I'll see you again someday
I wish, I wish, I wish
I wish, I wish, I wish
Now ever since this money come
it's been nothing but stress
Sometimes I wish that I could just trade in my success
Yall look at me and say boy you've been blessed
But yall don't see the inside of my unhappiness
Man I swear this shit gets heavy like a ton
That's why you hear me shooting
This real shit off like a gun
Hmm I wonder how my friends would treat me now
If I wasn't iced up with a Bentley and a house
That's why fake ass niggas get fake ass digits
And fake ass playas get a real playa hatin' 'em
Honey Love goes platinum and yall ass come around
But yall don't wanna raise the roof
Until my shit is going down
Bridge
(With you) How I used to hoop off in them tournaments
(With you) And how I used to club hop on weekends
(With you) Your family called the morning of the tragic end
Damn, my condolences
Chorus
Voices in my head be telling me to come to church
Said the Lord is the only way for you to stop the hurt
Dreaming of windows black tinted like a Hurst
When waking up to life sometimes seem worst
And all I ever wanted is to be a better man
And I try to keep it real with my homies now
For me to save the world I don't understand
How did I become the leader of a billion men?
Bridge
(With you) How I used to street perform on Friday
(With you) And how I go to church on Easter Sunday
(With you) Standing out throwing them songs at me
Somebody pray for me
Oh I wish that I could hold you now (Whoa I)
I wish that I could touch you now (Whoa I)
I wish that I could talk to you (Talk to you)
Be with you somehow (still I know)
I know you're in a better place (in a better place)
And you know I can see your face (Ohh I)
I know you're smiling down on me (Smiling)
Saying everything's okay (All of my homies)
Oh I wish that I could hold you now (whoaa)
Ohh I wish that I could touch you now (right now)
Ohh I wish that I could talk to you (talk to you)
Be with you somehow (Be with you, some how I know)
I know you're in a better place (Whoaaa)
Oh and you know I can see your face (see your face)
I know you're smiling down on me (Smiling)
Saying everything's okay (my my life of the crossroad)
Oh I wish that I could hold you now (of my my my life)
Ohh I wish that I could touch you now
Ohh I wish that I could talk to you (c'mon and bring my half)
Be with you somehow (c'mon and bring my half)
I know you're in a better place (c'mon and bring my half)
Oh oh and you know I can see your face (c'mon and bring my half)
I know you're smiling down on me (c'mon and bring my half my half)
Saying everything's okay
Oh I wish that I could hold you now
Ohh I wish that I could touch you now
Ohh I wish that I could talk to you
Be with you somehow...