High tide, mid afternoon
People fly by, in the traffic's boom
Knowing, just where you're blowing
Getting to where you should be going

Don't let them get you down
Making you feel quilty about
Golden rain, will bring you riches
All the good things you deserve and now

Climbing, forever trying
Find your way out of the wild, wild wood
Now there's no justice
Only yourself that you can trust in

And I said high tide, mid afternoon, whoa
People fly by, in the traffic's boom
Knowing, just where you're blowing
Getting to where you should be going

Day by day your world fades away
Waiting to feel all the dreams that say
Golden rain will bring you riches
All the good things you deserve now

And I say, climbing, forever trying
You're find you way out of the wild, wild wood
Said you're gonna find you way out of the wild, wild wood
Wild wild wood


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Wild Wood Lyrics as written by Paul John Weller

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    Is it possibly simple enough to say that everyone has got themselves caught up in things that don't really matter. No one knows where they are going and they can't get out.

    siradskion June 10, 2005   Link

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