I Wish I Had Something Song Lyrics and Chords by Vern Gosdin
I Wish I Had Something
Recorded by Vern Gosdin
Written by Rex Gosdin
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I borrowed this ol' overcoat
When I was cold and broke in Oma
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got this suit I'm wearin'
From a Goodwill store somewhere in Arkan
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I've got ingrown toes from wearin'
These guaranteed Salvation Army
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shoes
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Lord I wish that I had somethin'
No one else before me ever
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This ol' car that I'm drivin'
Has known a lot of highway in its
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time
But
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that was long before
I saved enough to buy it from this friend of
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mine
And the lady that I'm courtin'
Has been everything but that a time or
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two
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Lord I wish that I had somethin'
No one else before me ever
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Secondhand and
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hand-me-downs is
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all I've
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ever
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known
The
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car I drive the
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clothes I wear
The
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women that I've
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known
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feel about as up to date
As the headlines in last year's daily
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news
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Lord I wish that I had somethin'
No one else before me ever
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Lord I wish that I had somethin'
No one else before me ever
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I Wish I Had Something?
- The song I Wish I Had Something was sang by Vern Gosdin.
Who is Vern Gosdin?
- Vernon Gosdin (August 5, 1934 - April 28, 2009) was an American country music singer. Known as "The Voice" he had 19 top-10 solo hits on the country music charts from 1977 through 1990. Three of these hits went to Number One: "I Can Tell By the Way You Dance (You're Gonna Love Me Tonight)", "Set 'Em Up Joe", and "I'm Still Crazy".
