BEN SANDS: Listen
Wish I Had a Penny
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Ben Sands
WISH I HAD A PENNY
Words & Music Ben Sands @2003
I wish I had a penny for every time I think of you
as the morning sun comes a-peeping through
And a single blackbird sings its notes at break of day
sending busy bees on their buzzy way
I'd have pennies by the score
I would be no longer poor
but I'd still be wanting more
I wish I had a word for every time I see your face
in a busy street or a market place
Seeing your reflection in shop-windows in the town
but you disappear when I turn around
I would write an endless song
words so gentle, words so strong
sing them to you all day long
I wish I had a canvas for each night I sit and stare
at the silent phone and the empty chair
Listening for a footstep or the laughter of your voice
or a chiming clock on the mantlepiece
I’d paint a picture of the sky
filled with stars to watch you by
when I once again ask why