Malvina Reynolds

I Wish You Were Here

Malvina Reynolds


I wish you were here to get underfoot,
I wish you were here to get in my way, 
To call me from work, to call me to play,
I wish you were here again.

Oh what did I do that had to be done, 
And what did I read that had to be read, 
When I might have turned to watch you instead,
I wish you were here again.

The monuments rise, the monuments fall, 
The papers are signed and turn into chaff, 
But I can recall the sound of your laugh,
I wish you were here again.

I wish you were here to get underfoot,
I wish you were here to get in my way,
To call me from work, to call me to play,
I wish you were here again.