The Life I Wish I Had, Madilyn Paige

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Finally my #newmusic video for “The Life I Wish I Had” is out. This #song was filmed in my childhood home, just a couple days before we moved out. Saying goodbye to that house was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. It was the last tangible thing I had left from when my family was whole, and the link to so many happy memories. Silly as it may sound, losing that house almost felt like losing a part of my soul.

I wanted to capture the raw emotions I was going through at the time, and a HUGE thank you to @joshsales for doing that so perfectly. I hope you love the video 💜. Stream the rest of the EP on #youtubemusic and other platforms here: https://bit.ly/3xSFmZW

Written by: Madilyn Paige, Marko G, Jay Denton
Produced by: Jay Denton & Marko G
Mixed by: Jay Denton
Atmos Stem Mastered by: Sean P. Jones

Many many thanks to the Patreon family: Mat and Savanna Shaw, Herb & Tessa Mason, Luis Pinon, Brian Johnson, Jaida Trevethan, Marshall Thompson, Darren and Taunya Butler, Aimee Ambrose, Shannon Oh, Pablo Bulldog, Blaze Oxier, David Herbst, Gordon Jensen, Jonah Reed, and Christian Devey.

Lyrics
Verse 1
There’s a life I wish I had
The one I know I can’t get back
Sometimes all I want is in the past
Walking through these empty rooms
Some still have the ghost of you
This one always stops me in my tracks

Pre-chorus
I know a new beginning’s what I need
Still it’s hard to let go of everything

Chorus
So Take it all away
The things these walls would say
I’m never really ready for goodbye
I’m giving myself one last look behind
To the life I wish I had

Verse 2
All those nights we watched TV
Back when we were a family

Pre-Chorus 2
I know that healing means things have to change
But sometimes all I want is to the stay

Chorus
So Take it all away
The things these walls would say
I’m never really ready for goodbye
Giving myself one last look behind

Bridge
Oo-oo-oo
Oo-oo-oo
Playing out a million stories
But all of them are make believe
They’re still all I see

Chorus
So Take it all away
The things these walls would say
I’m never really ready for goodbye
Giving myself one last look behind
Next time I drive by you won’t be mine
You’re the life I wish I had