The 1960s, if you will, was an era in Anglo-American music when many a song about

drug abuse came out, probably even more frequently than they do now. So that would
perhaps be why some people have interpreted �Wishing Well� as so, even though Paul
Rodgers more or less debunked that theory.

And indeed, we will further go on to say that there doesn�t appear to be any
references to drugs in the lyrics. Rather the titular �wishing well� is of course a
symbolic construct, representing the �dream� of the addressee, who is in fact the
subject of the song. In other words, it is his ideological vision of �love and a
peaceful world�, which also sounds very 1960s, that the title actually points to.

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Wishing Well Lyrics

VERSE 1
Take off your hat, kick off your shoes
I know you ain't going anywhere
Run round the town singing your blues
I know you ain't going anywhere

CHORUS 1
You've always been a good friend of mine
But you're always saying farewell
And the only time that you're satisfied
Is with your feet in the wishing well

VERSE 2
Throw down your gun, you might shoot yourself
Or is that what you're trying to do?
Put up a fight you believe to be right
And someday the sun will shine through

CHORUS 2
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 wishing well

MIDDLE EIGHT
And I know what you're wishing for
Love and a peaceful world
Love and a peaceful world
Love and a peaceful world
Love and a peaceful world
CHORUS 1

I wish you well

The wishing well
Everybody has a wish
Everybody has a dream
I wish you well
You have to dream your own dream