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 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 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 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