I never c alled you and n ow it's too late
S ay all the w ords that I w anted to say
D octor said o h there's a f ight up ahead
S hould've been t here by your h ospital bed
So it r ains everyd ay oh it r ains everyday
Oh I 've got the w ords to say
How I w ish I w as a b etter friend
Bef ore it w as too l ate
I w ish that I would have b een there in the end
I w ish I w as a better f riend
I wasn't t here when you s aid goodbye
And I p layed it in my m ind a t housand times
I wasn't t here for the w ithеrs you cried
I was a lways too b usy no I d idn't make the timе
So it r ains everyd ay oh it r ains everyday
Oh I 've got the w ords to say
How I w ish I w as a b etter friend
Bef ore it w as too l ate
I w ish that I would have b een there in the end
I w ish I w as a better f riend
And e veryd ay I w ish you were here
Oh e veryd ay I w ish
Oh e very m inute of e very year
S wear I f eel you n ear nea r me
How I w ish (How I wish) I w as a better f riend (better friend)
Bef ore it w as too l ate
I w ish that I would have b een there in the end
I w ish I w as a better f riend