I wish
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1. Lookin’ back on when I was a little nappy-headed
boy,
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then
my only worry
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was
for Christmas what would be my toy.
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Even though we sometimes would
not get a thing,
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we
were happy with the joy that they would bring.
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2. Sneakin’ out the back door
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to hang out with
those hoodlum friends of mine.
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Greeted at the back door
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with,
"I thought I told you not to go outside.
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Tryin’
the best to bring that water to your eye,
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thinkin’ it might stop her from whuppin’
your behind.
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I wish those days could come back once more !
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Why did those days ev-er have to go ?
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I wish those days could come back once more !
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Why did those days ev-er have to go, ‘cause I
loved 'em so ?
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4. Brother said he’s tellin’,
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‘bout
you playin’ doctor with that girl.
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“Just don't tell, an’ Il’l give you
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anything
you want in this whole wide world.”
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Mama gives you money, for
Sunday school.
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you
trade yours for candy, after chuch is through.
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4. Smokin’ cigarettes and
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writin’ somethin’ nasty on
the wall (“You nasty boy!”)
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Teacher sends you to the principal’s office
down the hall.
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You grow up and learn that
kind of thing ain’t right,
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but
while you were doin’ it, it sure felt outta sight.
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I wish those days could come back once more !
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Why did those days ev-er have to go ?
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I wish those days could come back once more !
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Why did those days ev-er
have to go, hey hey hey hey?
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(orig. = capo 1st) (Stevie Wonder)