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Wishful Thinking by Pulp

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Wishful Thinking

Release date: 17th April 1983

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Track 2
4:17
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"Wishful Thinking" is a track by Pulp, from the album It, released 17th April 1983. The track is 4:17 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Pulp.

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Lyrics

Wishful Thinking

When I was with this girl last night
She held me tight; it turned me on
The moon was dark and those clothes were tight
Her perfume strong; it turned me on
Fleeting moments touched in the night
Then so strong but banished by the light
Her presence gone, memories remain
Of how she kissed and turned me on
Now there's this love inside of me
I've got this love
Inside of me
And I still have dull aching pain
Desire to reach and touch you once again
Distractions cannot sate the need
It grows once more, it grows once more
I've got this love inside of me
I've got this love inside of me
I've got this love inside of me
I've got this love inside of me
I have this pain inside of me
Why can't you see?
Why can't you see?
I'm stranded here with no way home
Please rescue me, oh won't you rescue me?
I've got this love inside of me
I've got this love inside of me
I've got this love inside of me
I've got this love inside of me.

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Track details

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It
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18th April 1983
Track number
2
Release year
1983
  1. 1My Lighthouse
    3:29
  2. 2Wishful Thinking
    4:17
  3. 3Joking Aside
    4:20
  4. 4Boats and Trains
    1:34

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