Sometimes I Wish - Colin Hay

Sometimes I wish I was born in another time

A long long time ago

Things were much harder then

But I like the clothes they wore

And the way they did their hair

At least they took some care

Then they all went off to war

You can never have it all

Sometimes I wish I was born in another time

Say in 1924

People didn’t have much money then

In fact most folks were poor

But what about those cars

And the sound of those guitars

And the voice of Old King Cole

Soothed me to my soul

Sometimes I wish I was born in another time

In 1754

I’d go drinking with old Robbie Burns

Whose words are made of gold

Oh Christ we need him now

Said a talking Ayrshire cow

But now he’s drifted up to heaven

He was only 37

Just a young man really

Cut down in his prime

Sometimes I wish I was born in another time

A long long time ago

Things were much harder then

But I like the clothes they wore

And the way they did their hair

At least they showed some flair

Then they all went off to war

You can never have it all

You can never have it all

You can have some things some of the time

You can have most things nearly all the time

But you can’t have it All of the time