Wish It Was True

Mother, I tried 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-diggin' a grave for you
 It was all I could do
 
 Find a way back home, make everything new
 I wish it was true
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 Father, well I gave my soul to you
 I came in blind folded for you
 It was all that I knew
 
 Open your arms and I'll fly out of hell up to you
 I wish it was true
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 Boy, come on out from the cold
 You're lost outside there, don't you know?
 It's not what you say, it's what you do
 Just keep wishing your wishes are true
 Well, your dreams, they're reality, yeah
 There's no pain, there's no misery
 Just polish the blood and the brews
 For there's just no way you can lose
 Well, I wish it was true
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 Country, I was a solider to 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 away when you're through
 
 Home of the brave and the free; the red, white, and blue
 Well, I wish it was true