Wish I Could Be Her

Intro

(Oh-oh) Diary pages, ink running slow

Tonight's all about you, and her glow

Verse

He's got that smile that stops the room cold

A few years wiser, stories untold

I watch from the corner, heart in my throat

Tracing your name here, line after line I wrote

Late nights replaying every glance your way

But you're hers now, and I fade to gray

Pre-chorus

Long hair cascading like a summer wave

Pale skin with freckles, soft as they save

Her voice so kind, it wraps around your soul

I listen close, wishing it was my role

Chorus

I wanna be the one you love, the one you hold tight

Be her long hair, her freckled light

Kind words from my lips, yeah, pulling you near

Wish I could be her, wipe away my fear

Be the one you love (be the one), be the one you love (oh)

Wish I could be her, yeah, wish I could be her

Verse

Mirror lies back, says I'm not enough

No one's turning heads, it's way too rough

He's out of my league, locked in her arms

While I scribble secrets, dodging the alarms

What if he saw me, really looked inside?

But dreams like that, they just collide

Pre-chorus

Long hair I'd grow, freckles I'd paint on

Voice soft and steady till the doubt is gone

Her laugh that lingers, easy and true

God, I wanna sound just like her for you

Chorus

I wanna be the one you love, the one you hold tight

Be her long hair, her freckled light

Kind words from my lips, yeah, pulling you near

Wish I could be her, wipe away my fear

Be the one you love (be the one), be the one you love (oh)

Wish I could be her, yeah, wish I could be her

Bridge

Maybe someday you'll read these faded words

See the girl who loved you, unseen and unheard

But till then, pages hold my quiet cry

Wishing for her skin, her voice, her why

Chorus

I wanna be the one you love, the one you hold tight (hold tight)

Be her long hair, her freckled light (freckled light)

Kind words from my lips, yeah, pulling you near (you near)

Wish I could be her, wipe away my fear

Be the one you love (be the one), be the one you love (oh-oh)

Wish I could be her, yeah, wish I could be her (be her)

Outro

Diary closes, but the ache stays

(Oh-oh) Wish I could be her... someday