"I Wish" is a hit song by Stevie Wonder. Fantasia, Patti LaBelle, and Yolanda Adams covered the song from Warner Bros’s 2006 animated feature film Happy Feet and it's soundtrack. The original song was also used in the film during a tap-dancing sequence by Mumble and in the ending, a cover reprise is sang by the chours after the emperor penguin nation celebrate Mumble, in his victory over the aliens for taking all of fish.
Lyrics
Looking back on when I
Was a little nappy headed boy
Then my only worry
Was for Christmas what would be my toy
Even though we sometimes
Would not get a thing
We were happy with the
Joy the day would bring
Sneaking out the back door
To hang out with those hoodlum friends of mine
Greeted at the back door
With boy thought I told you not to go outside
Tryin' your best to bring the
Water to your eyes
Thinkin' it might stop her
From woopin' your behind
I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go
I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go
Cause I love them so
Brother says he's tellin'
'Bout you playin' doctor with that girl
Just don't tell I'll give you
Anything you want in this whole wide world
Mama gives you money for Sunday school
You trade yours for candy after church is through
Smokin' cigarettes and writing something nasty on the wall (you nasty boy)
Teacher sends you to the principal's office down the hall
You grow up and learn that kinda thing ain't right
But while you were doing it-it sure felt outta sight
I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go
I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go
Trivia
- In the reprise, Mumble and Gloria did the same dance move as they did in "Boogie Wonderland".
Gallery
Videos
