I Wish I Could Heal (new mix)

Dear subscribers and everyone else who finds this!

I wrote this a while ago, but since I can't watch the news anymore, I finally have time to record a demo and make a vid. Seems appropriate as God knows, we need a boatload of healing in this country. You may notice that the harmonica keeps playing after I stop- as if by magic- but that is the same sorcery that allowed me to play the other instruments and sing harmonies at the same time. Life is an illusion. (Thank you Les Paul). I hope to re-record with real players and BG singers and do a real mix, but these days, we better strike while the iron is hot, if you know what I mean.

Lyrics:

I wish I could heal

I wish I could heal
Like Jesus used to do
Hold out my hand
And let the spirit through

To cross a crowded square
And sense a breaking heart
Breathe a silent prayer
And let the healing start

That weary old man
Who hobbles through the park
Bent over his cane
Like a broken question mark
A touch of his sleeve
I’d walk away and then
Turn around to find him standing straight again

Oh what a splendid occupation
A wondering dispensary of love
No need for fame or compensation
Living off of nothing more
Than manna from above

So why can’t I heal
If that’s my heart’s desire
Maybe there’s just too much resistance in the wire
Until I face these fears inside I never want to feel
I’ll only wish that I could wish that I could heal