This is mainstream country radio essentially admitting they don’t play what many would consider actual “country music.” If you want to get the song played, you gotta play by their rules. Green Riley - I Wish Grandpas Never Died Chords, Tabs, Tablatures for Guitar. Don't forget to like and subscribe for more lyric videos!Enjoy :)Lyrics:I wish girls you love never gave back diamond ringsI wish every porch had a swingWish kids still learn to say \"sir\" and \"ma'am\", how to shake a handI wish every state had a BirminghamI wish everybody knew all the words to Mama TriedI wish Monday mornings felt just like Friday nightsAnd I wish even cars had truck bedsAnd every road was named CopperheadAnd coolers never ran out of cold Bud LightAnd I wish high school home teams never lostAnd back road drinking kids never got caughtI wish the price of gas was low and cotton was highI wish honkytonks didn't have no closing timeAnd I wish grandpas never diedI wish Sundays on a creek bank would never endWish I could learn to drive againI wish the first time, seventeen, she was my everythingKiss in a Chevrolet, could happen every dayI wish everybody overseas was gonna make it homeI wish Country music still got played on Country radioAnd I wish even cars had truck bedsAnd every road was named CopperheadAnd coolers never run out of cold Bud LightAnd I wish high school home teams never lostAnd back road drinking kids never got caughtI wish the price of gas was low and cotton was highI wish honkytonks didn't have no closing timeAnd I wish grandpas never diedNever diedAnd I wish good dogs never got grey and oldI wish farms never got soldAnd I wish even cars had truck bedsAnd every road was named CopperheadAnd coolers never run out of cold Bud LightI wish high school home teams never lostAnd back road drinking kids never got caughtI wish the price of gas was low and cotton was highI wish honkytonks didn't have no closing timeAnd I wish grandpas never diedI wish grandpas never diedDon't own anythingJust sharing my love of country music The original lyric of “I wish country music still got played on country radio…” made you stop when you first heard the song so you could stand up and give a big ol’ round of applause. This is mainstream country radio in a nutshell. The song was “I Wish Grandpas Never Died.” And yes, it hit a country nerve like no other. Radio made Riley change the lyrics to “I Wish Grandpas Never Died” instead of it saying (how it’s suppose to be) “I wish country music still got played on country radio” they changed it to “I wish George Jones still got played on country radio” Whyyyy. Country Radio Didn’t Like A Line In Riley Green’s “I Wish Grandpas Never Died,” So The Lyrics Were Changed. ringtone . Once upon a time Zac Brown Band had to remove the word “fat” from “roll a big fat one” in “Toes”…yay radio! Sign up to receive exclusive discounts from Whiskey Riff Shop and breaking news. Instead, people are asking us if we’ve heard the “radio version” of the song in which the lyrics for the song were required to be changed from: It’s impossible for us to know if every radio station is playing this altered version (we don’t listen to the radio for reasons like this, and don’t feel like hearing the same Kane Brown song twice an hour, every hour), but we’ve received messages from fans in the Midwest, New York, North Carolina, etc. Lyrics to I Wish Grandpas Never Died by Riley Green from the I Wish Grandpas Never Died album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more! G I wish even cars had truck beds Cadd9 And every road was named Copperhead Em D Cadd9 And coolers never ran out of cold Bud Light G I wish high school home teams never lost Cadd9 And back road drinking kids never got caught Em D Cadd9 I wish the price of gas was low and cotton was high Em D Cadd9 I wish honkytonks didn't have no closing time G And I wish grandpas never died Recording Engineer: Seth MortonStudio Personnel, Mixer: Justin NiebankStudio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Adam AyanStudio Personnel, Editor: Chris SmallStudio Personnel, Production Coordinator: Mike GriffithStudio Personnel, Production Coordinator: Janice SoledStudio Personnel, Production Coordinator: Doug RichAssociated Performer, Acoustic Guitar: Ilya ToshinskiyAssociated Performer, Electric Guitar: Rob McNelleyAssociated Performer, Steel Guitar: Paul FranklinAssociated Performer, Bass Guitar: Mike BrignardelloAssociated Performer, Keyboards: Charlie JudgeAssociated Performer, Drums: Jerry RoeAssociated Performer, Background Vocalist: Russell TerrellComposer Lyricist: Riley GreenComposer Lyricist: Lendon BondsComposer Lyricist: Buford Green© 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC The messages aren’t about how awesome this song is – we all know that. We’ve started to receive a bunch of messages sent to us from fans regarding Riley Green‘s new single, “I Wish Grandpas Never Died.”. ... A radio edit was created to edit out the jab towards pop country, and the lyric was replaced with "I wish George Jones still got played on country radio."