I Wish
R. Kelly"I Wish" is a song by R. Kelly, released in 2014 in the Pop genre. The song is 5:26 long and contains 182 lines and 948 words.
Lyrics
0:01I wish, I wish, I wish
0:03To every city
0:04I wish, I wish, I wish
0:06Every hood
0:07I wish, I wish, I wish
0:08And every block
0:10Ghetto America
0:12Rollin' through the hood
0:13Just stopped by to say, what's up
0:15Came to let you know
0:16Your baby boy ain't doing so tough
0:19And even though you passed
0:20Going on four long years
0:21Still waking up late at night,
0:23Crying tears
0:25Just thinking about those days
0:27You used to talk to me
0:28Smilin', while I'm sippin'
0:29On this Hennesey
0:31And remember,
0:32We'd brag on how rich we would be
0:34To get up out this hood
0:35Was like a fantasy
0:36And now you hear my songs,
0:38The radio is bangin'
0:39Oh, I can't believe my ears
0:41And what everybody's sayin'
0:43And boy, I'll tell ya'll
0:44Folks don't know the half
0:46I would give it all up
0:47Just to take one ride
0:49(With you)
0:49How I used to kick it
0:51On the front porch
0:52(With you)
0:52And how I used to lay back
0:54And smoke w**d
0:54(With you)
0:55And all the little basement
0:56Party joints we'd do
0:58Now I'm just missing you
1:00How I wish
1:01I wish that I could hold you now (oh, I)
1:04I wish that I could touch you now (oh, I)
1:07I wish that I could talk to you
1:10Be with you somehow
1:12I know you're in a better place
1:16Even though I can't see your face
1:19I know you're smiling down on me
1:22Sayin' everything's okay
1:28And if I make it out this thug life
1:29I'll see you again someday
1:32I wish, I wish, I wish
1:35I wish, I wish, I wish
1:38Now ever since this money come
1:39Been nothing but stress
1:40Sometimes I wish I could
1:42Just trade in my success
1:44Y'all look at me and say,
1:45Boy you've been blessed
1:47But y'all don't see the inside
1:48Of my unhappiness
1:50Man, I swear this sh*t
1:51Gets heavy like a ton
1:52That's why you hear me shootin'
1:53This real sh*t off like a gun
1:55Hmm, I wonder how my friends
1:57Would treat me now
1:58If I wasn't iced up with a Bentley
2:00And a house
2:01That's why fake-a** niggas
2:03Get fake-a** digits
2:04And fake-a** playas
2:06Get a real playa hatin' 'em
2:08'Honey Love' goes platinum
2:09And y'all a** come around
2:11But y'all don't wanna raise
2:12The roof until my sh*t is going down
2:14And now you hear my songs
2:15The radio is bangin'
2:16Oh, I can't believe my ears
2:18And what everybody's sayin'
2:20And boy, I'll tell ya'll
2:21Folks don't know the half
2:23I would give it all up
2:24Just to take one ride
2:26(With you)
2:27How I used to hoop off
2:28In them tournaments
2:29(With you)
2:29And how I used to club
2:31Hop on weekends
2:31(With you)
2:32Your family called the morning
2:34Of the tragic end
2:36Damn, my condolences
2:38I wish that I could hold you now (oh)
2:41I wish that I could touch you now (oh)
2:44I wish that I could talk to you
2:47Be with you somehow
2:49(Oh, I know yeah)
2:51I know you're in a better place (oh)
2:54Even though I can't see your face (oh)
2:57I know you're smiling down on me
2:59Sayin' everything's okay
3:05And if I make it out this thug life
3:07I'll see you again someday
3:09I wish, I wish, I wish
3:12I wish, I wish, I wish
3:15Voices in my head be telling me
3:16To come to church
3:18Saying, the Lord is the only way
3:19For you to stop the hurt
3:21Dreaming of windows,
3:22Black-tinted like a hurst
3:24When waking up to life,
3:25Sometimes it seems worst
3:27And all I ever wanted
3:29Is to be a better man
3:31And I try to keep it real
3:32With my homies man
3:34For me to save the world,
3:35I don't understand
3:37How did I become the leader
3:38Of a billion fans
3:39And now you hear my songs
3:40The radio is bangin'
3:41Oh, I can't believe my ears
3:43And what everybody's sayin'
3:46And boy, I tell you
3:46Folks don't know the half
3:48I would give it all up
3:49Just to take one ride
3:50(With you)
3:51How I used to street perform on Friday
3:54(With you)
3:54And how I'd go to church on Easter Sunday
3:56(With you)
3:57Instead of y'all throwing them stones at me
4:01Somebody pray for me
4:03Oh, I wish that I could hold you now
4:05(oh, I)
4:07I wish that I could touch you now (oh, I)
4:10I wish that I could talk to you
4:11(talk to you)
4:12Be with you somehow
4:14(Still I know)
4:16But I know you're in a better place
4:18(In a better place)
4:19Even though I can't see your face (oh, I)
4:22I know you're smiling down on me (smilin')
4:24Saying everything's okay
4:26To all of my homies
4:28I wish that I could hold you now (oh)
4:31I wish that I could touch you now
4:33(right now)
4:34I wish that I could talk to you
4:35(talk to you)
4:36Be with you (be with you)
4:38Somehow
4:38(Somehow I know)
4:40But I know you're in a better place (oh)
4:43Even though I can't see your face
4:45(See your face)
4:46I know you're smiling down on me
4:48(smilin')
4:48Saying everything's okay
4:51My mom, I'm at the crossroads
4:52I wish that I could hold you now
4:54(of my my, my, my, life)
4:58I wish that I could talk to you
5:00Come on and braid my hair
5:03Come on and braid my hair
5:06Come on and braid my hair
5:09Come on and braid my hair
5:12Come on and braid my hair,
5:14My hair
5:16I wish that I could hold you now
5:19I wish that I could touch you now
5:22I wish that I could talk to you
5:25Be with you
5:26Somehow
I wish, I wish, I wish To every city I wish, I wish, I wish Every hood I wish, I wish, I wish And every block Ghetto America Rollin' through the hood Just stopped by to say, what's up Came to let you know Your baby boy ain't doing so tough And even though you passed Going on four long years Still waking up late at night, Crying tears Just thinking about those days You used to talk to me Smilin', while I'm sippin' On this Hennesey And remember, We'd brag on how rich we would be To get up out this hood Was like a fantasy And now you hear my songs, The radio is bangin' Oh, I can't believe my ears And what everybody's sayin' And boy, I'll tell ya'll Folks don't know the half I would give it all up Just to take one ride (With you) How I used to kick it On the front porch (With you) And how I used to lay back And smoke w**d (With you) And all the little basement Party joints we'd do Now I'm just missing you How I wish I wish that I could hold you now (oh, I) I wish that I could touch you now (oh, I) I wish that I could talk to you Be with you somehow I know you're in a better place Even though I can't see your face I know you're smiling down on me Sayin' everything's okay And if I make it out this thug life I'll see you again someday I wish, I wish, I wish I wish, I wish, I wish Now ever since this money come Been nothing but stress Sometimes I wish I could Just trade in my success Y'all look at me and say, Boy you've been blessed But y'all don't see the inside Of my unhappiness Man, I swear this sh*t Gets heavy like a ton That's why you hear me shootin' This real sh*t off like a gun Hmm, I wonder how my friends Would treat me now If I wasn't iced up with a Bentley And a house That's why fake-a** niggas Get fake-a** digits And fake-a** playas Get a real playa hatin' 'em 'Honey Love' goes platinum And y'all a** come around But y'all don't wanna raise The roof until my sh*t is going down And now you hear my songs The radio is bangin' Oh, I can't believe my ears And what everybody's sayin' And boy, I'll tell ya'll Folks don't know the half I would give it all up Just to take one ride (With you) How I used to hoop off In them tournaments (With you) And how I used to club Hop on weekends (With you) Your family called the morning Of the tragic end Damn, my condolences I wish that I could hold you now (oh) I wish that I could touch you now (oh) I wish that I could talk to you Be with you somehow (Oh, I know yeah) I know you're in a better place (oh) Even though I can't see your face (oh) I know you're smiling down on me Sayin' everything's okay And if I make it out this thug life I'll see you again someday I wish, I wish, I wish I wish, I wish, I wish Voices in my head be telling me To come to church Saying, the Lord is the only way For you to stop the hurt Dreaming of windows, Black-tinted like a hurst When waking up to life, Sometimes it seems worst And all I ever wanted Is to be a better man And I try to keep it real With my homies man For me to save the world, I don't understand How did I become the leader Of a billion fans And now you hear my songs The radio is bangin' Oh, I can't believe my ears And what everybody's sayin' And boy, I tell you Folks don't know the half I would give it all up Just to take one ride (With you) How I used to street perform on Friday (With you) And how I'd go to church on Easter Sunday (With you) Instead of y'all throwing them stones at me Somebody pray for me Oh, I wish that I could hold you now (oh, I) I wish that I could touch you now (oh, I) I wish that I could talk to you (talk to you) Be with you somehow (Still I know) But I know you're in a better place (In a better place) Even though I can't see your face (oh, I) I know you're smiling down on me (smilin') Saying everything's okay To all of my homies I wish that I could hold you now (oh) I wish that I could touch you now (right now) I wish that I could talk to you (talk to you) Be with you (be with you) Somehow (Somehow I know) But I know you're in a better place (oh) Even though I can't see your face (See your face) I know you're smiling down on me (smilin') Saying everything's okay My mom, I'm at the crossroads I wish that I could hold you now (of my my, my, my, life) I wish that I could talk to you Come on and braid my hair Come on and braid my hair Come on and braid my hair Come on and braid my hair Come on and braid my hair, My hair I wish that I could hold you now I wish that I could touch you now I wish that I could talk to you Be with you Somehow
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