Story Behind The Song
After opening for Steve Holy in concert, I went out into the audience and met a young boy about ten years old. He had a cowboy hat and boots and he asked if I was the guy who had been singing up on stage. When I told him yes, his eyes lit up and he grinned from ear to ear ! I gave him my autograph and he reached out his hand to shake mine. Afterward his mother told me he was ill and the concert was a treat for him. When I drove home the next day, I wrote this song, word for word ...
Song Description
An old country singer is asked to sing for a sick child's wish and learns of true faith and courage
| Song Length |
3:55 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Endearing, Joyful |
Subject |
Courage, Love for Child |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
WISHING STAR
©2006 Johnnie Lawson
WELL, I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND I PUT ON THE COFFEE
AND I PULLED ON MY BEST OL' PAIR OF JEANS
THEN I TUCKED IN THE TAILS OF MY ONLY WHITE SHIRT
LORD, I MUSTA BEEN A SIGHT TO SEE
NOW IT SEEMED LIKE IT MUSTA BEEN ABOUT A HUNDRED YEARS
SINCE I'D PICKED UP THAT OLD GUITAR
BUT NOW I HAD THIS GIG FOR A TEN YEAR OLD KID
WHO HAD MADE ME HIS WISH AT WISHING STAR
WELL, I WALKED INTO HIS ROOM WITH MY GUITAR IN MY HAND
AND HE SMILED A COUNTRY GRIN FROM EAR TO EAR
SO I SHOOK HIS HAND AND HE SAID, I'M YOUR BIGGEST FAN
AND I SURE AM GLAD YOU FINALLY MADE IT HERE
(AND SO) I PLAYED THAT GUITAR ... LIKE I'D NEVER PLAYED BEFORE
IN ANY A'THEM OLD HONKY TONKS OR BARS
THIS WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT GIG, I EVER HAD TO GIVE
WHEN I PLAYED FOR THAT KID FROM WISHING STAR
I PLAYED SONG AFTER SONG AND COULD HAVE KEPT ON PLAYING ON
FROM THE LOVE THAT LIT UP HIS WHOLE FACE
HE WAS SMILING AND A'CLAPPING TO EVERY TUNE I PLAYED
BUT THEN HIS MAMA SAID "YOU KNOW IT'S GETTING LATE"
SO I SHOOK HIS HAND AGAIN HELD BACK THE TEARS AND FORCED A GRIN
AND I THANKED HIM AND THEN I WISHED HIM WELL ...
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HE SAID " MISTER, DON'T YOU WORRY, 'CAUSE I'M GOING TO HEAVEN
SO YOU STAY HERE AND REALLY GIVE 'EM HELL ! "
NOW, I PLAYED THAT OL' GUITAR ... LIKE I'D NEVER PLAYED BEFORE
IN ANY OLD HONKY TONK OR BAR
THIS WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT GIG, THAT I EVER HAD TO GIVE
WHEN I PLAYED FOR THAT KID'S WISHING STAR
YEAH, I PLAYED THAT OL' GUITAR ... LIKE I'D NEVER PLAYED BEFORE
IN ANY OLD HONKY TONK OR BAR
THIS WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT GIG, THAT I EVER HAD TO GIVE
WHEN I PLAYED FOR THAT KID'S WISHING STAR