TEXT OF THE SONG “I WISH YOU PEACE” BY EAGLES

I wish you peace
When the cold winds blow
Warmed by the fire's glow.
I wish you comfort
In the lonely times
And arms to hold you
When you ache inside.
I wish you hope
When things are going bad,
And kind words when times are sad.
I wish you shelter from the raging wind.
And coolin' waters at the fever's end.

I wish you peace when times are hard,
The light to guide you through the dark.
And when storms are high
And your dreams are low,
I wish you the strength to let love grow on,
I wish you the strength to to let love flow.

I wish you peace when times when times are hard,
The light to guide you through the dark.
And when storms are high and your dreams are low
I wish you the strength to let love grow on,
I wish you the strength to let love flow,
I wish you the strength to let love grow on,
I wish you the strength to let love grow on

TEXT ANALYSIS OF THE SONG

Considering the title, the intelligent reader might expect the song to be about wishing someone to be at peace, either with themselves, with others, or both. Being at peace with oneself means living without the weight of pain, fear, regrets, envy, anger and so on. The songwriter might be writing this song to wish someone he cares about to let go of these negative emotions and find peace once again.

The text is made up into three stanzas, of which the second and the third are almost the same.

In the first verse the singing voice wishes a certain “You” to find peace, comfort and hope in troubling times, meaning that he wants You to be happy and not to suffer. The songwriter alternates elements with negative meaning and positive elements that signify a solution to the problem expressed in the other line, for example “I wish you shelter from the raging wind. // And coolin' waters at the fever's end”.

In the second stanza the songwriter wishes You to find the strength of relying on love to let go of negative emotions and find peace once again.