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Wishful Thinking Lyrics by Wilco

A Ghost Is Born

2004

[Chorus]
Fill up your mind with all it can know
Don't forget that your body will let it all go
Fill up your mind with all it can know
What would we be without wishful thinking

[Verse 1]
Chambers of chains
With red plastic mouths
The inside of outside
No one has found
How to unring the bell
It's just as well
The turntable sizzles
Casting the spells
The pressure devices
Hell in a nutshell
Is any song worth singing
If it doesn't help

[Chorus]
Fill up your mind with all it can know
Don't forget that your body will let it all go
Fill up your mind with all it can know
'Cause what would love be without wishful thinking

[Verse 2]
Open your arms as far as they will go
We take off your dress
An embarrassing poem
Was written when I was alone
In love with you
I shook down those lines
To shine up the streets
I got up off my hands and knees
To thank my lucky stars that you're not me

[Outro]
What would we be without wishful thinking
What would we be without wishful thinking
What would we be without wishful thinking
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About “Wishful Thinking” by Wilco

Read the complete lyrics to "Wishful Thinking" by Wilco from the album "A Ghost Is Born" in 2004. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Indie Rock, Rock.

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"Wishful Thinking" appears on "A Ghost Is Born" in 2004.

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