I wish I was a willow tree Leaning on a lazy breeze Moving like a midnight train Midnight train to Georgia
I wish I was a grain of sand Laying in a baby's hand Falling like a diamond chain Into the ocean A willow tree Is strong enough to bend Never like the oak Who lives in fear of the wind A grain of sand Is all I ever wanted to be Lay me down and let the water Wash right over me Right on over me, oh
I wish I was an old guitar Sitting in a beat up car Hitting every two-bit bar From here to Texas Then I wouldn't be ashamed To look up my old friends They would be so proud To see me strung up again
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Nobody wants you When you're down and out Nobody wants to know your name You're just another face Lost on the crowded street