曲名：I Wish I Could
艺人：The Ditty Bops
专辑：Love Letters
年代：2011
风格：民谣流行 Folk Pop
介绍：The Ditty Bops是由来自美国加州的两名女生Amanda Barrett 和 Abby De wald 组成的，Amanda Barrett擅长飘琴和洋琴，而Abby Dewald则负责吉他的演奏。她们两人1999年便在纽约相识，但当时并未组合。直到4年后在一次偶然的宠物猫丢失寻找过程中，她们来到一个陌生人的后院，意外的发现这个陌生人竟然是个音乐家和狂热的吉他收藏者，也正是这名音乐家的鼓励使得她们两人走上了音乐之路。

她们的音乐类型丰富多样，folk，bluegrass，jazz，western swing，ragtime和musical theater等等均有涉及。她们完美的协调和配合以及幽默嬉戏的曲风给人留下了深刻的印象。

歌词：
I wish I could wish you happy birthday
But I know you don't want to see me
I wish I could sing you happy birthday
But I know it don't make you happy
Another year is gone
And I'm the one who's still alone
Hope you're having a happy birthday
I hope it's happy even though you're without me
I wish we could both walk home together
Just like it used to be
And then I'd bake you a birthday cake
Made from a secret recipe
You would make your wish
If I had mine it'd be like this
Hope you're having a happy birthday
I hope it's happy even though you're without me
Don't you know I'll spend it with you
If you only wanted me to
I wish I could bring you birthday presents
But you're a girl with everything
I wanted to take your hand today
But now you're wearing a wedding ring
Well, I can always dream
Well, I can raise my voice and sing
Hope you're having a happy birthday
I hope it's happy even though you're without me
Don't you know I'll spend it with you
If you only wanted me to