Lyrics

I wish you could have met me when I was young and pretty
I wish you could have known me back when I had flash and style
I wish I could be with you on your trip to Albuquerque
Cuz then I'd have a first class ticket and you'd be talking to me now

I wish when I was working I had saved a little money
I wish I hadn't talked myself into spending every dime
I wish I'd had the notion when my days were bright and sunny
That I'd be stuck here too flat broke to even tell you why

Chorus:

Somedays I simply find myself one foot behind the other
Instead of taking easy steps like other people do
It's easy to forget the rain that dominates the weather
Is just the damp and cloudy underside of a sunny afternoon

I wish I had an answer to anybody's question
I wish I could predict next when something else might fall
I wish when I looked back on everything that's happened
I'd see that I would have no choice but to laugh about it now