I wish, I wish, I wish
To every city
I wish, I wish, I wish
Every hood
I wish, I wish, I wish
And every block
I wish, I wish, I wish
Ghetto America

Rollin` through the hood, just stopped by to say, what`s up?
And let you know your baby boy ain`t doin` so tough
Even though you passed, goin` on four long years
Still wakin` up late at night cryin` tears

Just thinkin` about those days you used to talk to me
Smilin` while I`m sippin` on this Hennessey
And remember, we`d brag on how rich we would be
To get out this hood was like a fantasy

And now you hear my songs the radio is playin`
Oh, I can`t believe my ears
And what everybody is sayin`
Boy, I tell you folks don`t know the half

I would give it all up just to take one ride
With you
How I used to kick it on the front porch
With you
And how I used to lay back and smoke weed
With you
And all the little basement party joints we`d do
Now, I`m just missing you

How I wish, I wish that I could hold you now
I wish that I could touch you now
I wish that I could talk to you
Be with you somehow

I know, I know you`re in a better place
Even though I can`t see your face
I know you`re smilin` down on me
Sayin` everything`s okay

And if I make it out, this thug life
See you again someday
I wish, I wish, I wish
I wish, I wish, I wish

Ever since this money come, it`s been nothing but stress
Sometimes I wish that I could just trade in my success
Y`all look at me and say, boy, you`ve been blessed
But y`all don`t see the inside of my unhappiness

Man, I swear this s**t gets heavy like a ton
That`s why you hear me shootin` this real s**t off like a gun
I wonder how my friends would treat me now
If I was iced up with a Bentley and a house

That`s why fake-ass ni**as get fake-ass digits
And fake-ass players get a real player hatin `em
`Honey Love` goes platinum and y`all ass come round
But y`all don`t wanna raise the roof until my s**t is goin` down

And now you hear my songs the radio is playin`
Oh, I can`t believe my ears
And what everybody is sayin`
Boy, I tell you folks don`t know the half

I would give it all up just to take one ride
With you
And how I used to hoop off in them to tournaments
With you
And how I used to club hop on weekends
With you
Your family called the morning of the tragic end
Damn, my condolences

I wish that I could hold you now
I wish that I could touch you now
I wish that I could talk to you
Be with you somehow

I know you`re in a better place
Even though I can`t see your face
I know you`re smilin` down on me
Sayin` everything`s okay

And if I make it out this thug life
See you again someday
I wish, I wish, I wish
I wish, I wish, I wish

Voices in my head been tellin` me to come to church
Say, the Lord is the only way for you to stop the hurt
Dreamin` of windows, black-tinted like a hearse
But wakin` up to life sometimes seems worse

And all I ever wanted is to be a better man
And I try to keep it real with my homies, man
Want me to save the world, I don`t understand
How did I become the leader of a billion fans

And now you hear my songs the radio is playin`
Oh, I can`t believe my ears
And what everybody`s sayin`
Boy, I tell you folks don`t know the half

I would give it all up just to take one ride
With you
How I used to street perform on Friday
With you
And how I`d go to church on Easter Sunday
With you
Instead of y`all throwin` them stones at me
Somebody pray for me

Oh, I wish that I could hold you now
I wish that I could touch you now
I wish that I could talk to you
Be with you somehow

I know you`re in a better place
Even though I can`t see your face
I know you`re smilin` down on me
Sayin` everything`s okay

Oh, I wish that I could hold you now
I wish that I could touch you now
I wish that I could talk to you
Be with you somehow

I know you`re in a better place
Even though I can`t see your face
I know you`re smilin` down on me
Sayin` everything`s okay

Oh, I wish that I could hold you now
I wish that I could touch you now
I wish that I could talk to you
Be with you somehow

I know you`re in a better place
Even though I can`t see your face
I know you`re smilin` down on me
Sayin` everything`s okay

Oh, I wish that I could hold you now
I wish that I could touch you now
I wish that I could talk to you
Be with you somehow