"If Wishes Were Horses" genre: Folk
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	Unique, hooky fingerstyle guitar riff with picturesque lyric
	CD: If Wishes Were Horses   Label: Raku Records Credits: Bob Mater
	Story Behind the Song This song was inspired by a southern expression: "I'm so poor, if boat rides were a nickel, all I could do is sit on the bank and yell 'What a deal!' "...the song's intent is to illustrate that no matter how bad one's circumstances, a child-like, fantasy-world attitude that anything is possible can get you through... Lyrics Out in the backyard in my little kingdom My subjects were all in a row Down through the bushes and into my castle Me and my prince we would go But it wasn't long before I was grown Without a Prince or a castle my own And if wishes were horses then I'd ride a clydesdale If hope was a river then I could set sail If it wasn't for these I'd be a sad sight indeed Cause if boat rides were ten cents then all I could do is just sit on the bank and cry "My, what a deal!" Outside my window the trees are all frosted The chill's creeping under the door Here curled up tight in this one room apartment Im dreaming of far away shores Then I close my eyes and I'm carried away To a sun dappled tropic in a boat on a bay And if wishes were horses then I'd ride a clydesdale If hope was a river then I could set sail If it wasn't for these I'd be a sad sight indeed Cause if boat rides were ten cents then all I could do is just sit on the bank and cry "My, what a deal!" And if wishes were horses then I'd ride a clydesdale If hope was a river then I could set sail If it wasn't for these I'd be a sad sight indeed Cause if boat rides were ten cents then all I could do is just sit on the bank and cry "My, what a deal!"

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