Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd cover - Wyclef Jean Lyrics
(Yo, pass me my guitar, let me practice, yo)
Let's go
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from hell
Blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail
A smile from a veil
Do you think you can tell
Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts
Hot ashes for trees
Hot air for a cool breeze
Cold comfort for change
Did you exchange
A walk-on part in the war
For a lead role in the cage
Whether you listenin' to hip hip-hop
Or you tuning to rock
Refugees on your box
We gonna take over your blocks
Let's go
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Runnin' over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
(Yeah)
Whether you listenin' to rock
Or you're pumpin' the hip hip hop
Refugees on your box
Critics don't mistake this for just any cover tune
I'ma take y'all to the dark side of the moon
Kickin' in my mom's room, this song was just a thought
A young refugee labeled, just come with a passport
Dad used to tell me about the American dream
My dream was waking up in the projects
A young teen listening to hip hop
My brother tune me into rock
Put me up on Pink Floyd, a band from the British blocks
Whether you pumpin' the hip hip hop
Or you're tuning to rock
Refugees on your box
We gonna take over the blocks
From NJ to BK to the UK
Let's go
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from hell
Blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail
A smile from a veil
Do you think you can tell
Your heroes for ghosts
Hot ashes for trees
Hot air for a cool breeze
Cold comfort for change
Did you exchange
A walk-on part in the war
For a lead role in the cage
Whether you listenin' to hip hip-hop
Or you tuning to rock
Refugees on your box
We gonna take over your blocks
Let's go
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Runnin' over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
(Yeah)
Whether you listenin' to rock
Or you're pumpin' the hip hip hop
Refugees on your box
Critics don't mistake this for just any cover tune
I'ma take y'all to the dark side of the moon
Kickin' in my mom's room, this song was just a thought
A young refugee labeled, just come with a passport
Dad used to tell me about the American dream
My dream was waking up in the projects
A young teen listening to hip hop
My brother tune me into rock
Put me up on Pink Floyd, a band from the British blocks
Whether you pumpin' the hip hip hop
Or you're tuning to rock
Refugees on your box
We gonna take over the blocks
From NJ to BK to the UK
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: David Gilmour, Roger Waters
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@frankarmilio8902
Only the true ones give wyclef the credit he deserves, nah, the credit he earned! One love wyclef
@julietledwaba124
This man is TALENT personified!!!!
@thomasmtontsi4128
An old time favourite!! Wyclef did justice to the song... Tempo and passion throughout
@roccafille
This is music, thank god we can still enjoy some even in this time! Thank you to all the truelly gifted muscians, thank you Wyclef ♥!!
@IrishPussyStroker187
Credit for what exactly all he did was sing
@tacoyo
I am 74 and Whyclef Jean fugee from Haiti creates songs like the most beautiful diamonds also as a cover!
@mofejohn5800
A guitarist,singer,rapper & a producer.much love from Nigeria💜
@micheletcasame4025
And actor
@bedocesslouicinor6485
Yes it's my big Haitian broth. He and him we are From Haïti but different City.
CORONA ????
From Gonaïves Haïti
@dmeah3481
A guitar man I love this guy the track☑️