Oh I wish I was a willow tree leanin’ on a lazy breeze
Movin’ like a midnight train through rainy Georgia
I wish I was a grain of sand playin’ in a baby’s 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
A grain of sand is all I ever wanted to be
Lay me down and 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 strung up again

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