Al Stravinsky - I wish
	lyrics
Verse 1 In the spring of '43 You sailed away to sweep the sea For mines, a boy of just nineteen Caught up in troubled times. From Malta to Gibralter And every distant shore, You ate breakfast cooked on pavements of A steamy Singapore. Chorus I wish I could have been there And seen the things you'd seen there - The wonders of the world Burned in your memory. I wish I could have been there So I could know you better, And understand the man you came to be, Who meant so much to me. Verse 2 A photograph is all that's left, A bunch of laughing lads on deck: 'That's in the past, oh let's forget About it,' all that you would say. No war for me, and not my fault, No chance to prove I'm worth my salt; Your history, belongs to me And my kids too, we're part of you. Chorus I wish I could have been there And seen the things you'd seen there - The wonders of the world Burned in your memory. I wish I could have been there So I could know you better, And understand the man you came to be, Who meant so much to me. Middle 8 On the backstreets of Colombo sweet surprise, Led through an open door by her eyes And hair of night and lips of deepest red. The Taj Mahal at sunset brings a smile, While all around the wild sea mile on mile - 'Hey, I'll remember this for all my life - Think what we'll do when we get home!' 'If we get home...' Verse 2 For one who'd seen so much so young Oh what a cage it must have seemed, To make a home in this small town And drown thoughts of what might have been. Yesterday you went away to search for dreams To sweep the sky, And I, a boy with shattered hopes, Left all alone to wonder why - Still I wish I could have been there, to say goodbye. Chorus I wish I could have been there And seen the things you'd seen there - The wonders of the world Burned in your memory. I wish I could have been there So I could know you better, And understand the man you came to be Who meant so much, Meant so much, Meant so much to me