I wish I was smart I wish I was strong I wish I loved Jesus The way my wife does I wish that it'd been easier Instead of any longer I wish I could've stood Where you'd have been proud But that won't happen now That won't happen now There's a whole lot of singing That's never gonna be heard Disappearing every day Without so much as a word somehow When you pull the wings off that little soft bird She's never gonna fly To the top of the world right now To the top of the world I don't have to ask Any of these questions Don't have no God to Teach me no lessons I come home in the evening Sit in my chair One night they called me for supper But I never got up I stayed right there in my chair There's a whole lot of singing That's never gonna be heard Disappearing every day Without so much as a word somehow Think I broke the wings off that little soft bird She's never gonna fly To the top of the world right now I wished I'd have known you Wished I'd have shown you All of the things I Was only inside I pretend to be sleeping When you come in in the morning To whisper goodbye Go to work in the rain I don't know why Don't know why With everyone singing We just wanna be heard Disappearing every day Without so much as a word somehow Wanna *** a hold of that little soft bird Take her for a ride To the top of the world right now . . . . . . To the top of the world . . . . . .