Page type: lyric reference
Artist: One Direction
Canonical path: /one-direction/i-wish
Related lyric paths: 6
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I Wish
Read I Wish lyrics by One Direction on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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I Wish
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Na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
He takes your hand I die a little
I watch your eyes
And I’m in riddles
Why can’t you look at me like that
Na na na na
When you walk by
I try to say it
But then I freeze
And never do it
My tongue gets tied
The words gets trapped
I hear the beat of my heart get louder
Whenever I’m near you
But I see you with him
Slow dancing
Tearing me apart
'Cause you don’t see
Whenever you kiss him
I’m breaking
Oh, how I wish that it was me
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
He looks at you
The way that I would
Does all the things
I know that I could
If only time could just turn back
'Cause I got three little words that I’ve always been
Dying to tell you
But I see you with him
Slow dancing
Tearing me apart
'Cause you don’t see
Whenever you kiss him
I’m breaking
Oh, how I wish that it was me
With my hands on your waist
While we dance in the moonlight
I wish it was me that you’ll call later on
'Cause you wanna say goodnight
'Cause I see you
With him, slow dancing
Tearing me apart cos you don’t see
But I see you with him
Slow dancing
Tearing me apart
'Cause you don’t see
Whenever you kiss him
I’m breaking
Oh, how I wish
Oh, how I wish
Oh, how I wish
That was me, me, me
Oh, how I wish that was me
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One Direction performs "I Wish", and this lyric page sits inside the One Direction catalog on LyroVerse.
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