Lyrics to
Wishing Well

This version of Wishing Well was released by Free in 1973.

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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.

You have always been
A good friend of mine
But you’re always saying farewell
And the only time that you are satisfied
Is with your feet in the wishing well.

Throw down your gun
You might shoot yourself,
Or is that what you are tryin’ to do,
Put up a fight
You believe to be right
And someday the sun will shine through.

You have always got
Something to hide
Something you just can’t tell
And the only time that you are satisfied
Is with your feet in the wishing well.

Oh!
But I know what you’re wishing for
Love and a peaceful world
Yeah
Love and a peaceful world
Oh! Yeah
Love and a peaceful world

You have always been
A good friend of mine
But you’re always saying farewell
And the only time that you are satisfied
Is with your feet in the wishing….well.

Yes
I wish you well
I wish you well
Everybody has a wish
Everybody has a dream
I wish you well.

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About Lyrics and Wishing Well by Free

The lyrics for Wishing Well are defined as the words making up the song released by Free in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Wishing Well have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Free and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Wishing Well by Free if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Wishing Well" means the words set to the music of Wishing Well, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Free. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Wishing Well and the lyrics to Wishing Well are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Free who came here looking just for the lyrics to Wishing Well, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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