So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail
A smile from a veil
Do you think you can tell

And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts
Hot ashes for trees
Hot air for a cool breeze
Cold comfort for change
And did you exchange a walk-on part in the war for a lead role in a cage

How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year
Running over the same old ground
How we found the same old fears
Wish you were here

How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year
Running over the same old ground
How we found the same old fears.
Wish you were here


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Wish You Were Here Lyrics as written by Roger Waters David Gilmour

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    Amazing cover, although the lyrics on this page are off... they do the "how I wish" segment twice. The electric cellos add a nice touch. Not the original, of course, but still very good.

    Jeremiah Blackon July 19, 2006   Link

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