Oh I wish I was a willow tree 
Leanin' on a lazy breeze 
Movin' like a midnight train 
Through rainy Georgia 

Wish I was a grain of sand 
Playin' in a babys hands 
Fallin' like a diamond chain 
Into the ocean 

Oh a willow tree is strong enough to bend 
Never like the oak that lives in fear of the wind 
grain of sand is all I ever wanted to be 
Lay me down let the water 
Wash right over me wash over me 

Oh I wish I was an old guitar 
Sittin' in a beat-up car 
Hittin' every two-bit bar 
From here to Texas 

Then I wouldn't be ashamed 
To look up my old friends 
And they would be so proud 
To see me [bad word] up again 

Oh a grain of sand 
Is all I ever wanted to be 
Lay me down and let the water 
Wash over me wash over me 

Nobody wants you 
When you're down and out 
Nobody wants to know your name 

You're just another face 
Lost in the crowded street 
In the crowded street 

Oh I wish I was a willow tree 
Leanin' on a lazy breeze 
Movin' like a midnight train 
Through rainy Georgia 

willow tree is strong enough to bend 
Never like the oak that lives in fear of the wind 
grain of sand is all I ever wanted to be 
Lay me down let the water 
Wash right over me wash over me 

Wash over me 
Wash over me 
Wash over me 
Wash over me