"Wish You Were Her" lyrics

"Wish You Were Her"

There's a girl sleeping in my bed
And I'm singing unwritten songs in my head
She provided bittersweet company
I confided how much you mean to me
And this time
It's gonna take a train to pull me through
Some brief distraction from your memory
Is all that I hoped that she might be
And as I let her warm her feet on me
Wish you were her

That I wanted you to be my wife
Is the worst kept secret of my life
Everyone knows, even my friend here
I've just whispered your name in her ear
And this time
It's gonna take a train to pull me through
Some brief distraction from your memory
Is all that I hoped that she might be
And as I ask her how she takes her tea
Wish you were her
Her
I wish you were her


Writer(s): Stephen William Bragg
album: "Don't Try This At Home" (1991)
Billy Bragg - Don't Try This At Home album cover
Party Of God
(2006 Reissue Bonus Track)
North Sea Bubble (Demo)
(2006 Reissue Bonus Track)
Sexuality (Demo)
(2006 Reissue Bonus Track)
Just One Victory
(2006 Reissue Bonus Track)
Everywhere (Alternate Version)
(2006 Reissue Bonus Track)
Trust (Demo)
(2006 Reissue Bonus Track)
Bread & Circuses
(2006 Reissue Bonus Track)
Cindy Of A Thousand Lives (Demo)
(2006 Reissue Bonus Track)
The Few (Demo)
(2006 Reissue Bonus Track)
Revolution
(2006 Reissue Bonus Track)
Tighten Up Your Wig
(2006 Reissue Bonus Track)
MBH
(2006 Reissue Bonus Track)
This Gulf Between Us
(2006 Reissue Bonus Track)
Piccadilly Rambler
(2006 Reissue Bonus Track)