I wish I was the evening star
I wish, I wish, I wish in vain
For then I'd guide you from afar
To join me in this rain

I wish my heart were made of
I wish, I wish, I wish in vain
For then I'd let you go
And likewise you would do the same

I wish we were on some shady lot
I wish, I wish, I wish in vain
And all the fighting was forgot
And it was peaceful once again

I wish that you and I might love
I wish, I wish, I wish in vain
For underneath the stars again
Without money to our name

I'm here for twenty years or more
I wish, I wish, I wish in vain
That you'd come walking through my door
My heart wants what for you to pay

I wish I were the evening star
I wish, I wish, I wish in vain
For then I'd guide you from afar
And join me in this rain