Avril Lavigne wrote ‘Wish You Were Here’ with Swedish songwriter Martin Sandburg. Avril says this song “is looking back and remembering all the good times and missing somebody. And we all go through missing someone at some point in our lives, whether it’s someone we’ve separated from or had a falling out with.”
Lyrics
I can be tough
I can be strong
But with you, it’s not like that at all
I can be strong
But with you, it’s not like that at all
There’s a girl
That gives a shit
Behind this wall
You’ve just walked through it
That gives a shit
Behind this wall
You’ve just walked through it
And I remember, all those crazy things you said
You left them running through my head
You’re always there, you’re everywhere
But right now I wish you were here
You left them running through my head
You’re always there, you’re everywhere
But right now I wish you were here
All those crazy things we did
Didn’t think about it, just went with it
You’re always there, you’re everywhere
But right now I wish you were here
Didn’t think about it, just went with it
You’re always there, you’re everywhere
But right now I wish you were here
Damn, damn, damn,
What I’d do to have you
Here, here, here
I wish you were here
Damn, damn, damn
What I’d do to have you
Near, near, near
I wish you were here
What I’d do to have you
Here, here, here
I wish you were here
Damn, damn, damn
What I’d do to have you
Near, near, near
I wish you were here
I love the way you are
It’s who I am, don’t have to try hard
We always say, say it like it is
And the truth is that I really miss
It’s who I am, don’t have to try hard
We always say, say it like it is
And the truth is that I really miss
All those crazy things you said
You left them running through my head
You’re always there, you’re everywhere
But right now I wish you were here
You left them running through my head
You’re always there, you’re everywhere
But right now I wish you were here
All those crazy things we did
Didn’t think about it, just went with it
You’re always there, you’re everywhere
But right now I wish you were here
Didn’t think about it, just went with it
You’re always there, you’re everywhere
But right now I wish you were here
Damn, damn, damn
What I’d do to have you
Here, here, here
I wish you were here
Damn, damn, damn
What I’d do to have you
Near, near, near
I wish you were here
Here, here, here
I wish you were here
Damn, damn, damn
What I’d do to have you
Near, near, near
I wish you were here
No, I don’t wanna let go
I just wanna let you know
That I never wanna let go
Let go, oh, oh
I just wanna let you know
That I never wanna let go
Let go, oh, oh
No, I don’t wanna let go
I just wanna let you to know
That I never wanna let go
(let go let go let go let go let go let go let go)
I just wanna let you to know
That I never wanna let go
(let go let go let go let go let go let go let go)
Damn, damn, damn,
What I’d do to have you
Here, here, here
I wish you were here (i wish you were)
Damn, damn, damn
What I’d do to have you
Near, near, near
I wish you were here
What I’d do to have you
Here, here, here
I wish you were here (i wish you were)
Damn, damn, damn
What I’d do to have you
Near, near, near
I wish you were here
Damn, damn, damn,
What I’d do to have you
Here, here, here
I wish you were here
Damn, damn, damn
What I’d do to have you
Near, near, near
I wish you were here
What I’d do to have you
Here, here, here
I wish you were here
Damn, damn, damn
What I’d do to have you
Near, near, near
I wish you were here
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Songwriters: Avril Ramona Lavigne / Martin Karl Sandberg / Johan Karl Schuster
Wish You Were Here lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group