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Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
'Cause I'm not king of wish for Peking.
'Cause I'm the king of wishful thinking.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
'Cause I'm the King of Wishful Drinking.
'Cause I'm the King of Wishful Thinking.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
'Cause I'm the king I wish for faking.
'Cause I'm the king of wishful thinking.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
'Cause I'm the king you wished for, Baby.
'cause I'm the king of wishful thinking.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
'Cause I'm the king, I wish for thinking.
'Cause I'm the king of wishful thinking.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
'Cuz I'm the King of Wishbone, baby.
Because I'm the King of wishful thinking.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
'Cuz I'm the king I wish for, baby.
Because I'm the King of Wishful Thinking.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
'Cuz I'm the king of wishbone picking.
Because I'm the King of wishful thinking.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
And I deny the jinx in my eyes.
And I deny the tears in my eyes.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
And now I've got to pull myself.
And now I've got to fool myself.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
Cuz I'm the king I wish for, baby
'Cause I'm the king of wishful thinking
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
I am the King of Wishbone City.
I am the King of wishful thinking.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
I am the King of Wishful Peeking.
I am the King of Wishful Thinking.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
I am the king, I wish for bacon.
I am the king of wishful thinking.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
I don't need to fall at your feet, just 'cause you called me to the phone.
I don't need to fall at your feet, just 'cause you cut me to the bone.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
I don't need to fart at your feet.
I don't need to fall at your feet.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
I don't need to polish your feet,
just cause you got me on the phone
I don't need to fall at your feet,
just cause you cut me to the bone
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
I don't need to polish your feet
Just 'cause you called me to the phone.
I don't need to fall at your feet
Just 'cause you cut me to the bone.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
I'll get over you, I know I will
I'll pretend my s***'s not stinking.
I'll get over you, I know I will
I'll pretend my ship's not sinking.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
I'll get over you.
I know I will.
I'll pretend my sh*t's not stinking
I'll get over you.
I know I will.
I'll pretend my ship's not sinking
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
I'll never, never give a s**t about you
I'll get over you I know I will
I will never, never shed a tear for you
I'll get over you I know I will
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
I'll pretend my sh**'s not stinking
I'll pretend my ship's not sinking
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
I'll pretend my shits not stinking.
I'll pretend my ship's not sinking.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
I’ll pretend my s***'s not stinking.
I’ll pretend my ship's not sinking.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
We were never carpet stones.
We were never carved in stone.
Go West's,
"King Of Wishful Thinking"
‘Cause I’m the king of bingeful drinking.
'Cause I'm the king of wishful thinking.
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
And I deny the jizz in my eyes.
And I deny the tears in my eyes.
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
But I won't sh*t a chill for you
But I won't shed a tear for you
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
Cause you have a hole in my heart and now I've gone and pooed myself
Because you have made a hole in my heart and I've got to fool myself
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
I am the key to wishful thinking
I am the king of wishful thinking
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
I am the king of Fishbowl City
I am the king of wishful thinking
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
I am the king of Richmond, VA
I am the king of wishful thinking
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
I don't need to fall at your feet, just cause you cut me through the phone.
I don't need to fall at your feet, just cause you cut me to the bone.
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
I don't need to polish your feet.
or
I don't need to bawl at your feet.
I don't need to fall at your feet.
It would be literally impossible to polish one's feet, so I guess the first misheard lyric would be nonsensical.
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
I pretend that she's not singing
I pretend my ship's not sinking
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
I pretend that she's not swinging
I pretend my ship's not sinking
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
I refuse to give into my bills, that's not how it's going to be
I refuse to give into my blues, that's not how it's going to be
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
I'll get overhill
I know I will
I'll get over you
I know I will
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
I'll pretend my stick's not stinking.
I'll pretend my ship's not sinking.
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
Just 'cause you cut me through the phone.
Just 'cause you cut me to the bone.
edited the artist info
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
Just 'cause you cut me through the phone.
Just 'cause you cut me to the bone.
Go West's,
"King of Wishful Thinking"
We were never cobblestones
We were never carved in stone