I Wish I Was
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

I'm gonna sleep all through the day
I'm gonna waste my life away
I'd like to be a stronger man
But I don't really think I can

I really wish that I could fly
I thought that I would try
But I will sit down on the ground
The only safe place that I've found

[pre-chorus]
I would get up to the table
But I don't think that I'm able
I don't think I'll ever be
Anything more than plain ol' me

[chorus]
I wish I was
I wish I was
I need a good kick in the ass

[instrumental]

There was a time I would have tried
A time I thought I could
But I guess I must have lied
I am still here where I stood

Things did not go my way
Or maybe much too often
When you don't need to try
In time your will is bound to soften

[pre-chorus]
If I had put in some more effort
If I had done the harder work
If I had gone the way you went
If had turned left at the fork

[chorus]
I wish I was
I wish I was
I need a good kick in the ass

[instrumental]

I am doing what I've done
It has always been enough
Not enough to make a change
But I've never been that tough

Here I am, kicking the can
One more time, passing the buck
One more time, dreaming the day
One more time, waiting for luck

[pre-chorus]
I have a plan, that won't come through
Making plans is all I do
But here I am, here I am
I am not much of a man

[chorus]
I wish I was
I wish I was
I need a good kick in the ass

[instrumental]

[outro]

But here I am
Here I am
I am not much of a man

I wish I was
I wish I was
I need a good kick in the ass

I Wish I Was (348)

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This is another one that didn't make the album...

DARK MODE DEMOS 004 (nothin)

The Best Of John Sebastian

You're a Big Boy Now

Lyrics:
She was afraid to come out of the locker
She was as nervous as she could be
She was afraid to come out of the locker
She was afraid that somebody would see
One, two, three, four, tell the people what she wore

It was an itsy, bitsy, teenie, weenie, yellow polka-dot bikini
That she wore for the first time today
An itsy, bitsy, teentie, weenie, yellow polka-dot bikini
So in the locker she wanted to stay
Two, three, four, stick around we'll tell you more

She was afraid to come out in the open
And so a blanket around she wore
She was afraid to come out in the open
And so she sat bundled up on the shore
Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore

It was an itsy, bitsy, teenie, weenie, yellow polka-dot bikini
That she wore for the first time today
An itsy, bitsy, teentie, weenie, yellow polka-dot bikini
So in the blanket she wanted to stay
Two, three, four, stick around we'll tell you more

Now she is afraid to come out of the water
And I wonder what she's gonna do
Now she is afraid to come out of the water
And the poor little girl's turning blue
Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore

It was an itsy, bitsy, teenie, weenie, yellow polka-dot bikini
That she wore for the first time today
An itsy, bitsy, teentie, weenie, yellow polka-dot bikini
So in the water she wanted to stay
(From the locker to the blanket)
(From the blanket to the shore)
(From the shore to the water)
Yes, there isn't any more

You're a Big Boy Now

John Sebastian

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