I Wish, by Amory McKeever

I wish I was a dog

I'm certain many people do

Fetching newspapers in the fall

Frisbee's when the summer skies are blue

Never ever worried

No never overwhelmed at all

I wish I was a dog

I'm sure that many people would

Taken care of by our best friend

In the best way that a best friend ever could

On this our happiness depends

I would love without conditions

Forgive without remissions

shed these selfish ambitions

and prove that God really listens

I wish I was a dog

I know I'm not the only one who will

So many people just like me

are pushing that boulder up the hill

praying someday they might be free

I wish I was a dog

But I'm almost certain that I'm not

Like everyone I'm overwhelmed and under-loved

Worried about getting things I haven't got

Just feeling pushed, pulled, and shoved 

I would love without conditions

Forgive without remissions

shed these selfish ambitions

and prove that God really listens

I would love without conditions

Forgive without remissions

shed these selfish ambitions

and prove that God really listens

I wish I was a dog

Running through the park with the wind in my fur

On a perfect sunny day never a reason to panic

My tongue hanging from a smile as I blur

But no, I'm just a man chasing a ball into traffic