If Children Were Wishes

G If children were wishes Em7 D D6 My mother spent hers on impossible things C My brother was money D My sister was love G And I was world peace G My brother, he spent it Em7 D My sister got pregnant D6 And all that I'm worth C Will only come true D G When there are no more of us left on this earth G Ooh Em7 D D6 Ooh, ooh, ooh C D G Ooh, ooh, ooh G If hearts were machines that kept Em7 D D6 Running forever automatically C Then you wouldn't be in that D G Hospital bed, on that saline I-V G And if it's your diet Em7 D D6 You stubbornly swear that it wasn't your fault C You rather be dead in that hospital bed D G Than cut back on sugar and salt G Ooh Em7 D D6 Ooh, ooh, ooh C D G Ooh, ooh, ooh G Oh, weren't you afraid of Em7 D D6 Living in a major American city C So you marry a stupid D G Unreachable girl who's impossibly pretty G Em7 D And I've seen you drive everyday of your life D6 And it's always a rush C And I have to wonder G How I ever let you do something so dangerous G And so I suppose Em7 This is just how it goes no matter how I try D I just have to watch you D G Get weaker and weaker 'till you finally die G But I have to remember Em7 D D6 The wish of my mother and all that I'm worth C Which will only come true D G When there are no more of us left on this earth G Ooh Em7 D D6 Ooh, ooh, ooh C D G Ooh, ooh, ooh