Stevie Wonder - I Wish

Songs In The Key Of Life / 1976-09-28 1. All Day Sucker 2. Another Star 3. As 4. Black Man 5. Contusion ( Instrumental ) 6. Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call) ( Instrumental ) 7. Ebony Eyes 8. Have a Talk with God 9. If It's Magic 10. Isn't She Lovely 11. I Wish 12. Joy Inside My Tears 13. Knocks Me Off My Feet 14. Love's in Need of Love Today 15. Ngiculela - Es Una Historia/I Am Singing 16. Ordinary Pain 17. Pastime Paradise 18. Saturn 19. Sir Duke 20. Summer Soft 21. Village Ghetto Land

I Wish

Looking back on when I
Was a little nappy headed boy
Then my only worry
Was for Christmas what would be my toy
Even though we sometimes
Would not get a thing
We were happy with the
Joy the day would bring

Sneaking out the back door
To hang out with those hoodlum friends of mine
Greeted at the back door
With "boy thought I told you not to go outside,"
Tryin' your best to bring the
Water to your eyes
Thinkin' it might stop her
From woopin' your behind

I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go
I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go
Cause I love them so

Brother says he's tellin'
'Bout you playin' doctor with that girl
Just don't tell I'll give you
Anything you want in this whole wide world
Mama gives you money for Sunday school
You trade yours for candy after church is through

Smokin' cigarettes and writing something nasty on the wall (you nasty boy)
Teacher sends you to the principal's office down the hall
You grow up and learn that kinda thing ain't right
But while you were doin'it-it sure felt outta sight

I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go
I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go