We could never go back to the way it was then
I've always been a rebel son but daddy didn't mind
He would be young and I would be ten
We would go fishin' throw an old ball around
Mama looks at both of us "you're like two kids I swear"
Just for today I wish he was forty again
I'm wishing my daddy was forty again
Just for today I wish he was forty again
I'm wishin' my daddy was forty again
Still the same old neighborhood like many years ago
He would be young and I would be ten
Then the stories turn to laughter before the leaving turns to tears
We would go fishin' throw an old ball around
Oh, and just for today I wish he was forty again
And as my father's eyes meet mine there's one wish in my heart
Wash his old truck go into town
Publishers: JOHN EDDIE MUSIC, WB MUSIC CORP.
Songwriter: John Eddie
What I've seen and where I've been and journeys left to go
Wash his truck go into town
Now we'll sit and talk for hour of life out on the road
Houses sit in white picket frames like Rockwells in a row
Now he's on the front porch as I get out of my car
We can never go back to the way it was then
He wanted me to chase my dreams the way he did one time