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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 tried to behave for you
Now I’m a digging a grave for you
It was all I could do

Find a way back home, (1)________ everything new
But I wish it was true

Father, well I’ll (2)________ my soul to you
I came in blind folded for you
It was all that I knew

Open (3)________ arms and I’ll fly out of hell up to you
I wish it was true

Boy come on out from the cold
Your lost outside there don’t you know
It’s not what you say it was you do
Just (4)________ wishing your wishes are true
Well your dreams there reality
There’s no pain there’s no misery
Just (5)____________ the blood and the bruise
For there’s just no way you can lose
But I wish it was true

Country, I was a (6)______________ for you
I did (7)________ you (8)__________ me to
It was (9)__________ and you knew

Country, now I’m just a stranger to you
A number, a name; it’s true
Throw me away when you’re through

Home of the brave and free, the red white and blue
But I wish it was true
Answers:
(1) make(2) give(3) your(4) keep(5) polish(6) soldier(7) what(8) asked(9) wrong