I saw a star
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Falling
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Like an old
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Hollywood actress
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A neon sign
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With just one letter showing
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A burned out light
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At my feet
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I took a wish
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I wished
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I wished on that jewel
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From the sky
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I wished on the moon
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Haunting the trees
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A target too big for the sky
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I wanted it so bad
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I was wishing on a prayer
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But it kept right on dodging
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A riderless horse
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From the left to the right
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Straight to the eye
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Yet changing direction
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There within reach
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And then out of sight
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I'd waited too long
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Watched for that pot to boil
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Waited too long for the whistle
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I wanted it so bad
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I was wishing on a prayer
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But it kept right on dodging
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A riderless horse
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From the left to the right
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Straight to the eye
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Yet changing direction
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There within reach
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And then out of sight
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Wishing
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Joan Armatrading |