Oh I wish I was a willow tree Leanin' on a lazy breeze Movin' like a midnight train Through rainy Georgia
Wish I was a grain of sand Playin' in a babys hands Fallin' like a diamond chain Into the ocean
Oh a willow tree is strong enough to bend Never like the oak that lives in fear of the wind A grain of sand is all I ever wanted to be Lay me down let the water Wash right over me wash over me
Oh I wish I was an old guitar Sittin' in a beat-up car Hittin' every two-bit bar From here to Texas
Then I wouldn't be ashamed To look up my old friends And they would be so proud To see me strung up again
Oh a grain of sand Is all I ever wanted to be Lay me down and let the water Wash over me wash over me
Nobody wants you When you're down and out Nobody wants to know your name
You're just another face Lost in the crowded street In the crowded street
Oh I wish I was a willow tree Leanin' on a lazy breeze Movin' like a midnight train Through rainy Georgia
A willow tree is strong enough to bend Never like the oak that lives in fear of the wind A grain of sand is all I ever wanted to be Lay me down let the water Wash right over me wash over me
Wash over me Wash over me Wash over me Wash over me