Wishing Well
Written by Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi, John Bundrick, Paul Kossoff
Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw
Take off your hat; kick off your shoes.
I know you ain't goin' anywhere.
Runnin' 'round the town, singin' your blues.
I know you ain't goin' anywhere.
You've always been a good friend of mine,
But you just keep on sayin' farewell.
And the only time that you're satisfied
Is with your feet in the wishing well.
Yeah!
Throw down your gun
You might shoot yourself
Or is that what you're tryin' to do?
Put up a fight you believe to be right
And someday the sun will shine through.
You've always got something to hide;
Something you just can't tell.
And the only time that you're satisfied
Is with your feet in the wishin' well.
Oh! Yeah!
But I know what you're wishin' for (know what you're wishing for)
Love in a peaceful world. (love in a peaceful world)
A peaceful world (love in a peaceful world)
Oh! Yeah!
You've always been a good friend of mine (good friend of mine)
But you're always sayin' farewell (farewell)
And the only time that you're satisfied (oh yes!)
Is with your feet in the wishin' well! (wishing well)
Oh, and I wish you well, yeah (ooh, I wish you well)
Everybody's got a dream, oh yeah (everybody has a dream)
I wish you well (everybody)
Everybody's got a dream, oh yeah (I wish you, I wish you, I wish you well)
Hey!
You're gonna be satisfied (everybody)
Yeah, oh
This is an intervention of some sort, perhaps drug addiction.
Take off your hat; kick off your shoes.
I know you ain't goin' anywhere.
Runnin' 'round the town, singin' your blues.
I know you ain't goin' anywhere.
Get comfortable, because we may be here awhile. I've heard you out telling people how bad your life is. Now is the time to sit and listen.
You've always been a good friend of mine,
But you just keep on sayin' farewell.
And the only time that you're satisfied
Is with your feet in the wishing well.
We are friends, but you're pushing me away, and you don't seem happy with anything except the "wishing well".
Throw down your gun
You might shoot yourself
Or is that what you're tryin' to do?
Put up a fight you believe to be right
And someday the sun will shine through.
Your behavior is dangerous, like playing with a gun. Are you determined to destroy your life? Fight the urge to go down this path, and you will be able to come out in a much better life, a life full of hope.
You've always got something to hide;
Something you just can't tell.
And the only time that you're satisfied
Is with your feet in the wishin' well.
Clearly you're hiding something, something you are ashamed of. What we can all see though, is that you only seem satisfied with one thing, the "wishing well".
But I know what you're wishin' for
Love in a peaceful world.
I know what you really want..."love in a peaceful world".
You've always been a good friend of mine,
But you're always sayin' farewell.
And the only time that you're satisfied
Is with your feet in the wishing well.
Oh, and I wish you well
Everybody's got a dream
You're gonna be satisfied
You're wishing for love in a peaceful world but unable to even find peace within yourself until you change your life and pursue your dream.
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