Wish I Didn’t Have To Wish Anymore

Wish I Didn't Have to Wish

Intro:
Driving these roads with a trailer behind. 
Dreaming of something more I might find. 
While these dreams keep weighing me down. 

Oh, hmmm

Verse 1:
I'm rollin' down highway 35, trailer loaded with beer,
Dreamin' of wide-open spaces, a cowboy's frontier. 
My calloused hands grip the wheel, another long day,
Wishing I could show my kids another way. 

Chorus:
I wish I didn't have to wish anymore,
Prayin' for something just beyond that closing door. 
Tryin' to be the daddy, they can be proud to know,
Wishin' on shooting stars that never seem to show. 

Verse 2:
I wish I was a cowboy with land and pride,
Instead I'm rolling these trucks through my internal fight. 
Hoping my children can see past my ride,
And know their daddy's still fighting the fight. 

Chorus:
I wish I didn't have to wish anymore,
Prayin' for something just beyond that closing door. 
Tryin' to be the daddy they can be proud to know,
Wishin' on shooting stars that never seem to show. 

Verse 3:
If wishes were dollars, I'd be a wealthy man,
Buyin' my kids their dreams with an outstretched hand. 
But life ain't that simple, it's harder than chrome,
Just tryin' to give my family a better home. 

Chorus:
I wish I didn't have to wish anymore,
Prayin' for something just beyond that closing door. 
Tryin' to be the daddy they can be proud to know,
Wishin' on shooting stars that never seem to show. 

Oh, oh

Bridge:
If I could find that magic genie's bottle,
To wish away all our struggle. 
Give my wife a break from working at full throttle with her smile wearin' thin,
I want more than these deliveries I'm livin' in day and night,
Make sure my kids know daddy's gonna make sure everything’s alright. 

Hmm,

(Final Chorus)
I wish I didn't have to wish anymore,
Holdin' onto hope like never before. 
Drivin' these back roads with my heart on the line,
Believin' someday, somehow, we'll be just fine. 

Ohh, hmmm

Outro: 
I wish I didn’t have to wish anymore!!!

Modern emotional piano solo, very angry song, deep raspy baritone, emotional vocals, angry vocals, emotional piano