I wish I were a little girl, in this lie
No one could resist my little girl smile
I wish I were a baby, in this love
I'd be cradled in your arms, day and night

I wish I were an old man, a scholar
With the wisdom of a 1,000 men before me
I wish I were a funny dream that haunted
The people I love every time they were down

I wish I was a fine wine
I wish I were a good drug
Hey and if I were Jesus, maybe I could heal all of us
Just like a good lover, which one do you prefer?
In a world full of vices, I wish I were a little bird
Sometimes

I wish I were the sunset in Verona
I'll make a beautiful picture every time I went to bed
Or maybe more the sunrise waking up to a sad man
And, hey, if I were the blue skies, I'd never rain on him

I wish I was a fine wine
I wish I were a good drug
Yeah and if I were Jesus, maybe I could heal all of us
Just like a good lover, which one do you prefer?
In a world full of vices, I wish I were a little bird
Sometimes

I wish I were an angel in 52'
In a blue Cadillac on the eve of the new year
And there I would have saved him
The man who sang the blues
Maybe he is listening right now
Yah, hopefully he is listening right now