Graham Coxon

I Wish

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I wish the music would play by itself, shredded fingers, no ideas
I wish this rainy day could be the last, could the world end, What a god send
I wish I could stop wishing you were here, but I don't want to, cos I still want you
I wish I didn't feel so flippin mad, don't wanna scare you, just wanna love you
I wish my life could last a thousand years, then I'd be clever, and build a heaven
I wish I could bring Nick Drake back to life, he'd understand, hold my hat band
I wish a constant stream of happy shit, live forever, in world of leather
I wish the rain would just leave me alone, I can't wear that, stupid rain hat
I wish I was in Californ-i-a, perno perfume, in the danube
I wish the thing of love meant just one thing, Cinderella, salmonella

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enola On Apr 26, 2002

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enola

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2002-04-26 11:18:17

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by xpankfrisst

24y ago

cool song. simple lyrics but they make plenty of sense. anyways, that's what i think...

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by cheddaringo

19y ago

the perfect words in their perfect places

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by _space_

18y ago

ive always loved this song. its just so clever

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by jholloway

13y ago

I love the way it builds, it hardly lets you breath - pure genius - when that distorted guitar tone comes in - amazing!

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