Patty Griffin - Top Of The World

Lyrics: [ Top Of The World ]

I wished I was smarter
I wished I was stronger
I wished I loved Jesus the way the my wife does
I wished it had been easier
Instead of any longer
I wished I could have stood where you would have been proud
But that won't happen now, that won't happen now

There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard
Disappearing every day without so much as a word somehow
I think I broke the wings off that little songbird
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world now
To the top of the world

I don't have to answer any of these questions
Don't have no god to teach me no lessons
I'd come home in the evening
Sit in my chair
One night they called me for supper
But I never got up
I stayed right there
In my chair

There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard
Disappearing every day without so much as a word somehow
I think I broke the wings off that little songbird
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world now
To the top of the world

I wish I'd have known you
I wish I'd have shown you
All of the things I was on the inside
But I'd pretend to be sleeping
When you'd come in in the morning
To whisper goodbye and
Go to work in the rain
Now I don't know why
I don't know why

Cause everyone's singing, we just wanna be heard
Disappearing every day without so much as a word somehow
I wanna grab a hold of that little songbird
Take her for a ride to the top of the world right now
To the top of the world

To the top of the world.....

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Patty
• Griffin
• Live
• Top
• Of
• The
• World

[milrose77]

What a voice! Its like the purest essence. And such lovely lyrics... Ms Griffin is a poet among pretenders

[gcbfolk]

So well put, thanks very much for the comment!

[waywardsmile]

Beautiful song. DC's did a great job, but I much prefer the song and her songwriter. Love this!

[gcbfolk]

´That's true, i discovered Patty through the Dixie Chicks back in 2004. Felt like i had found the source of the river...

[metorphoric]

I can't enjoy this because it's skipping . . .

[metorphoric]

Is this skipping?

[citylife313]

i love her...

[MrDcseltzer]

@gcbfolk

I discovered Patty the same way....through the Dixie Chicks........and glad I did. What a great way to put it......"Found the source of the river"......my thoughts exactly. The more I explore her tunes, the more I am pulled in. This version is wonderful

[JackieDeeMusic]

Patty is my biggest inspiration when it comes to songwriting.... my greatest wish would be to record a song with her someday.... I actually emailed her this week to ask her that! you what they say.... if you don't ask, you'll never know....... JDx

[MissEmilyKat]

Whether Patty or the Chicks...I love this song!

[syboulevideo]

comment c'est terriblement génial.

[syboulevideo]

comment c'est terriblement génial

[terrybeaton]

Some people are born to sing and write songs. Pure genius is what she is. She's among the very best and it's too bad she's not as recognized as she should be.

still, we can hear her now!

[YamiKurasGirl]

Her voice is really beautyfull but I like the DC Version better.