If Wishes Were Fishes lyrics

I wish I was home again,

at home in my heart again.

It’s been a long time

since my heart talked to me.

Wastin’ my precious days

wishin’ my life away.

If wishes were fishes,

we’d all cast nets in the sea.

And I wish I was young again,

my song still to be sung again.

The sweet tunes of my life

have gone sour and off key.

Writin’ my tired old rhymes,

tryin’ to turn back time.

If wishes were fishes,

we’d all cast nets in the sea.

If wishes were fishes,

I know where I’d be:

casting my net

in the dark rolling sea.

And if my net’s empty

when it comes back to shore,

I’ll throw it away

and go fishing no more.

I wish I could care again,

reach out and share again,

mend what’s been broken

and let it run free.

The older I get, it seems,

the more wishin’ takes the place of dreams.

If wishes were fishes,

we’d all cast nets in the sea.

If wishes were fishes,

I know where I’d be:

casting my net

in the dark rolling sea.

And if my net’s empty

when it comes back to shore,

I’ll throw it away

and go fishing no more.

I wish I was home again,

at home in my heart again.

It’s been a long time

since my heart talked to me.

Wastin’ my precious days

wishin’ my life away.

If wishes were fishes,

we’d all cast nets in the sea.

• Artist:Eric Bogle