“And with my advice, faith I wish you'd take me.”
Samuel Lover (1797–1868) Irish song-writer, novelist, and painter
Widow Machree, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
Letter to Me, written by Brad Paisley.
Song lyrics, 5th Gear (2007)
“And with my advice, faith I wish you'd take me.”
Samuel Lover (1797–1868) Irish song-writer, novelist, and painter
Widow Machree, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
Song lyrics, Highway 61 Revisited (1965), Positively 4th Street
Source: Lyrics, 1962-1985
“Hail hero, hail hero, let me see you smile
You been gone for so damn long, I wish you'd stay awhile”
Gordon Lightfoot (1938) Canadian singer-songwriter
Theme song of Hail Hero! (1969), co-written with Jerome Moross
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) German composer and pianist
Letter to Clara Schumann (31 May 1856) as quoted in Letters of Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms, 1853-1896 (1971), edited by Berthold Litzmann
Brad Paisley (1972) American country music singer
I Wish You'd Stay, written by Brad Paisley and Chris DuBois.
Song lyrics, Part II (2001)
“I put my hand on her knee. I just wish you'd say you love me.”
Junot Díaz book This Is How You Lose Her
Source: This Is How You Lose Her
“I wish you were here
I wish you were here
To see what I could see
To hear
And I wish you were here”
Bono (1960) Irish rock musician, singer of U2
"Stranger in a Strange Land"
Lyrics, October (1981)
Happy Rhodes (1965) American singer-songwriter
"If Wishes Were Horses, How Beggars Would Ride" - Live performance (29 June 1999) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyG_g73R0wY <br class="br">Many Worlds Are Born Tonight (1998) <br class="br">Context: I wish I could promise I'll<br>Be there when you dream<br>I wish that when you spoke to me<br>I'd know what you mean But you can't bring me comfort<br>By filling up my eyes<br>They don't stay dry<br>Hard as I try<br>Can't figure why<br>Made I this choice
Cassandra Clare The Mortal Instruments
Jace Herondale and Alec Lightwood, pg. 437-438
The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
Gus Van Sant (1952) American film director, producer, photographer and musician
Source: Good Will Hunting