Wish It Was True by The White Buffalo
Mother, try to do right by you
To do what you asked me to
I did wrong and I knew
Mother I (1)__________ to behave for you
Now I’m a digging a grave for you
It was all I could do
Find a way back home, (2)________ (3)____________________ new
But I wish it was true
Father, (4)________ I’ll give my soul to you
I came in (5)__________ folded for you
It was all that I knew
Open (6)________ (7)________ and I’ll fly out of hell up to you
I wish it was true
Boy (8)________ on out from the cold
Your (9)________ (10)______________ there don’t you know
It’s not what you say it was you do
Just keep (11)______________ your (12)____________ are true
Well (13)________ dreams (14)__________ reality
There’s no pain there’s no misery
Just (15)____________ the blood and the bruise
For there’s (16)________ no way you can lose
But I (17)________ it was true
Country, I was a soldier for 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 (18)________ (19)________ you’re through
Home of the (20)__________ and free, the red white and blue
But I wish it was (21)________
To do what you asked me to
I did wrong and I knew
Mother I (1)__________ to behave for you
Now I’m a digging a grave for you
It was all I could do
Find a way back home, (2)________ (3)____________________ new
But I wish it was true
Father, (4)________ I’ll give my soul to you
I came in (5)__________ folded for you
It was all that I knew
Open (6)________ (7)________ and I’ll fly out of hell up to you
I wish it was true
Boy (8)________ on out from the cold
Your (9)________ (10)______________ there don’t you know
It’s not what you say it was you do
Just keep (11)______________ your (12)____________ are true
Well (13)________ dreams (14)__________ reality
There’s no pain there’s no misery
Just (15)____________ the blood and the bruise
For there’s (16)________ no way you can lose
But I (17)________ it was true
Country, I was a soldier for 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 (18)________ (19)________ you’re through
Home of the (20)__________ and free, the red white and blue
But I wish it was (21)________
Answers:
(1) tried(2) make(3) everything(4) well(5) blind(6) your(7) arms(8) come(9) lost(10) outside(11) wishing(12) wishes(13) your(14) there(15) polish(16) just(17) wish(18) away(19) when(20) brave(21) true