Wish It Was True

Mother, I tried to do right by you

To do what you asked me to

I did wrong, and I knew

Mother, I tried to behave for you

Now I'm a-diggin' a grave for you

It was all I could do

Find a way back home, make everything new

I wish it was true

Father, well I gave my soul to you

I came in blind folded for you

It was all that I knew

Open your arms and I'll fly out of hell up to you

I wish it was true

Boy, come on out from the cold

You're lost outside there, don't you know?

It's not what you say, it's what you do

Just keep wishing your wishes are true

Well, your dreams, they're reality, yeah

There's no pain, there's no misery

Just polish the blood and the brews

For there's just no way you can lose

Well, I wish it was true

Country, I was a solider to you

I did what you asked me to

It was wrong, and you knew

Country, now I'm just a stranger to you

A number, a name; it's true

Throw me away when you're through

Home of the brave and the free; the red, white, and blue

Well, I wish it was true