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Wish

by GUISE

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lyrics

What would you think
About where I now live
I know you always loved the sea
Would you like our little estuary

What would you say
About how I now play
Just the way I learned from you
Because you see I have not improved

And what about him
Would you like how he sings
I’d like to think that you’d approve
And you’d forgive the tattoos

I wish you’d got old
I wish you’d got old
Wish I could have shown you what
I’d be like when I grew up

There’s a picture of us
On the wall just above
The desk where I’m writing this
When I’m stuck I sit and look at it

I’ve lived half of my life
Without your advice
Years of trying to figure out
Things you should still be here
To teach me about

And the best things can be
Is still a hard bittersweet
You know I got married last year
God I wish you’d been there

I wish you’d got old
I wish you’d got old
I wish I could show you that
I didn’t turn out too bad

You never did like
Your hair turning white
The signs of age around your eyes
Or its effect on your waistline

But I wish I could hear you complain about that
Wish I could still call you up when I’m sad
I wish I could apologise
For the teenager I was before you died

But how could I have guessed
How little time we had left
I promise you I learned from it
All this love you left me with

I wish you’d got old
I wish you’d got old
I wish I could ask you Dad

Have I made you proud

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released November 17, 2023
Written by Jessica Guise

Performance:
Jessica Guise - Vocals, Guitar, Flute, Percussion
Lukas Drinkwater - Bass, Piano, Backing Vocals, Percussion

Produced by Lukas Drinkwater

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GUISE London, UK

GUISE is the heart and soul of pop-folk singer-songwriter Jess Guise. Jess heads up the four-piece band that form GUISE, together with bassist Titas Halder, co-vocalist Laura Hanna, and drummer Keith Barry.

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