STEVIE WONDER - I WISH

I WISH

STEVIE WONDER

SONGWRITER: STEVE WONDER

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE

LABEL: TAMLA RECORDS

GENRE: SOUL

YEAR: 1976

"I Wish" is a hit song by Stevie Wonder. It was released in 1976 as a single and included on the album Songs in the Key of Life. Written and produced by Wonder, the song focuses on his childhood from the 1950s into the early 1960s. The single hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and soul singles chart.

For the television series Classic Albums, Wonder recreated a small section from the song to demonstrate how he composed and arranged it. He played the keyboards and drums himself, and used most of the musicians that appeared on the original recordin.

Looking back on when I

Was a little nappy headed boy

And my only worry

Was for Christmas what would be my toy

Even though we sometimes

Would not get a thing

We were happy with the

Joy the day would bring

Sneaking out the back door

To hang out with those hoodlum friends of mine

Greeted at the back door

With "boy thought I told you not to go outside,"

Tryin' your best to bring the

Water to your eyes

Thinkin' it might stop her

From woopin' your behind

I wish those days could come back once more

Why did those days ev-er have to go

I wish those days could come back once more

Why did those days ev-er have to go

Cause I love them so

Brother says he's tellin'

'Bout you playin' doctor with that girl

Just don't tell I'll give you

Anything you want in this whole wide world

Mama gives you money for Sunday school

You trade yours for candy after church is through

Smokin' cigarettes and writing something nasty on the wall

(you nasty boy)

Teacher sends you to the principal's office down the hall

You grow up and learn that kinda thing ain't right

But while you were doin'it-it sure felt outta sight

I wish those days could come back once more

Why did those days ev-er have to go

I wish those days could come back once more

Why did those days ev-er have to go.