**** Intro: They kissed goodbye at the terminal gate She said you're gonna be late if you dont go He held her tight, said I'll be alright And I'll call tonight to let you know He bought a postcard, on the front it just said Heaven With a picture of the ocean and the beach And the simple words he wrote her said he loved her and they They told her, how he'd hold her if his arms would reach Wish you were here, wish you could see this place Wish you were near, wish I could touch your face The weather's nice, it's paradise, it's summertime all year There's some folks we know, they say hello, I miss you so Wish you were here She got a call that night, but it wasnt from him It didn't sink in right away Ma'am the plane went down, our crews have searched the ground No survivors found she heard him say But somehow she got a postcard in the mail that just said Heaven With a picture of the ocean and the beach And the simple words he wrote her said he loved her and they They told her, how he'd hold her if his arms would reach CHORUS The weather's nice, in paradise, it's summertime all year And all the folks we know, they say hello, I miss you so Wish you were here Wish you were here