I was ten years old when I realized
Some goodbyes are forever
So what´s that mean for you and I?
I thought we´d always be together

How can the person who taught me to breathe
Take their last breath right in front of me?
I know too much now

I wish I could still see the world through those eyes
Could still see the colors, but they´re not as clear or as bright
Oh, the older we get, the colors they faint
Yeah, hair turns to grey but the blue´s here to stay
So I wish, I wish

I remember seeing my dad cry
For the first time, we were downstairs
Talkin´ ´bout how his dad died
And how he wished he could´ve been there

He said "How could the person who taught me to breathe
Take their last breath not in front of me?"
I know too much now

I wish I could still see the world through those eyes
I still see the colors, but they´re not as clear or as bright
Oh, the older we get, the colors they change
Yeah, hair turns to grey but the blue stays the same
Oh I wish, I wish

Stay a little longer
I´m not ready for you to go
It hasn´t even happened
But I have been mourning since ten years old

Stay a little longer

I wish I could still see the world through those eyes
Could still see the colors, but they´re not as clear or as bright
Oh, the older we get, the colors they change
Yeah, hair turns to grey but the blue´s here to stay
So I wish, I wish