Wish I was a willow tree

A young woman finds her way out of a toxic relationship.

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Master & Sync: Jukestone Publishing

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“Mickey Newbury is probably the best songwriter ever.”  ~ John Prine
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Wish I Was 
© Mickey Newbury

Oh I wish I was a willow tree 
Leanin' on a lazy breeze 
Movin' like a midnight train 
Through rainy Georgia 

Wish I was a grain of sand 
Playin' in a babys hands 
Fallin' like a diamond chain 
Into the ocean 

Oh a willow tree is strong enough to bend 
Never like the oak that lives in fear of the wind 
A grain of sand is all I ever wanted to be 
Lay me down let the water 
Wash right over me wash over me 

Oh I wish I was an old guitar 
Sittin' in a beat-up car 
Hittin' every two-bit bar 
From here to Texas 

Then I wouldn't be ashamed 
To look up my old friends 
And they would be so proud 
To see me strung up again 

Oh a grain of sand 
Is all I ever wanted to be 
Lay me down and let the water 
Wash over me wash over me 

Nobody wants you 
When you're down and out 
Nobody wants to know your name 

You're just another face 
Lost in the crowded street 
In the crowded street 

Oh I wish I was a willow tree 
Leanin' on a lazy breeze 
Movin' like a midnight train 
Through rainy Georgia 

A willow tree is strong enough to bend 
Never like the oak that lives in fear of the wind 
A grain of sand is all I ever wanted to be 
Lay me down let the water 
Wash right over me wash over me 

Wash over me 
Wash over me 
Wash over me 
Wash over me

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Licensing Contact:
Darby Jones
President, Jukestone Publishing
darbyjones@gmail.com
615.484.0877

Wish I Was

Hidden Hand

After the break up of his band The Birthday Party in 1982, Nick Cave formed Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds who released their debut album From Her To Eternity in 1984. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have since released fourteen studio albums; and the band's current output remains as vital and explorative as those early pioneering sessions recorded at Hansa Studios in Berlin.

One of the most critically acclaimed acts working today, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ influence has been profound and far-reaching: artists as diverse as Johnny Cash, Metallica and The Arctic Monkeys have all covered their work.

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