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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 (1)________ home, make everything new
But I wish it was true

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

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

Boy come on out (4)________ the cold
Your lost outside there don’t you know
It’s not what you say it was you do
Just keep wishing (5)________ wishes are true
Well (6)________ dreams there reality
There’s no pain there’s no misery
Just polish the blood and the bruise
For there’s just no way you can lose
But I wish it was true

Country, I was a soldier for you
I did what you asked me to
It was (7)__________ and you knew

Country, now I’m just a stranger to you
A number, a name; it’s true
Throw me (8)________ when you’re through

Home of the brave and free, the red white and blue
But I wish it was (9)________
Answers:
(1) back(2) blind(3) wish(4) from(5) your(6) your(7) wrong(8) away(9) true