I WISH

i've got such a crazy life
you wouldn't think i had a lot to give away
knowing that i can't escape the outcome
of the anyway
and i know it's gonna change
i worry how it's gonna be arranged

and i wish i knew a thing or two
i wish i knew a thing or two
i wish i knew a thing or two
about love
about love
about love
la-la-la-la-love

there's a lonely road ahead of me
and it wears a faded garment of misery 
like the tears that follow rain
a memory brings the pain of where i oughta be
but i may never change
you never have to worry 'bout me gettin strange

but i wish i knew a thing or two
i wish i knew a thing or two
i wish i knew a thing or two

it's never what it seems
sometimes it's even better
like the times we were together
together
together

and i hope you never change
you're the reason that my sorry heart's been rearranged

and i wish i knew a thing or two
i wish i knew a thing or two
i wish i knew a thing or two
about love
about love
about love
la-la-la-la-love

CREDITS

lyrics and music: astrid young © SOCAN

vocals: astrid
background vocals: kim koren
keyboard: astrid
viola: luca d'alberto
guitars: joe gore
acoustic guitar: astrid
bass: joe gore
drums, notebook: victor delorenzo

studios:
robot recording, san francisco
napier park recording, dundas ontario
econoline recording, picton ontario

engineers:
travis kasperbauer, steve foster, astrid young
mixed by travis kasperbauer
produced by victor delorenzo & astrid young
mastered by joao Carvalho

I wrote this when i was touring matinee in holland. it's had several names, including 'monday morning', 'Amsterdamn', and 'the pig'. 
i was living in napa valley at the time, i'd been seeing a man for a short time, and not necessarily because of this particular guy, it just occurred to me that my lifestyle was not conducive to maintaining a long-term relationship. in that moment, i really didn't think it would ever happen. 
never say never.

i'd only ever played this song solo, and the time-thing in the intros seemed to confound most drummers ... once again joe gore made it real: we played it together, him on bass and me on the 12-string, and there's a little 'mistake' at the end - we were so in the groove there was really no point in revisiting the part, so i worked the vocal around it. Kim Koren had her way with the backgrounds, you hear them come in at the beginning like an ethereal train from heaven. Luca D'Alberto, who played Viola on this, contributes all the way from Italy, as he sent his tracks to me from there. One day i hope to meet the very talented Luca, whose string tone can almost make you cry sometimes, it's so beautiful ... technology is a wonderful thing.