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Artist: The Jayhawks
Canonical path: /jayhawks/mr-wilson
Related lyric paths: 6
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Mr. Wilson
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Mr. Wilson
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Mister, Mister Wilson
Humble and brave, empty of hate
On your best behavior
You can be sure, I won't ignore you
No one knows you quite like I do
You're so brand new
Alex flew to Memphis
Smug in his ways, big in his day
Claimed all children evil
Scared that his best is all in his past
No one knows you quite like I do
You're so used
Can't you see my guardian angel
Looking over me
Can't you see my guardian angel
Looking over me
Holly paced the desert
Twisted her dreams, hatched crazy schemes
Cancelled her engagements
High on cocaine, jumpstart her brain
No one knows you quite like l do
It all fell through
Can't you see my guardian angel
Looking over me
Can't you see my guardian angel
Looking over me
Your doubt is your undoing
Afraid to open your door
You're still too busy screwing
Up the battle and the war
Can't you see my guardian angel
Looking over me
Can't you see my guardian angel
Looking over me
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