Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song I Don't Wanna Get Wise , by - The Who. Release date: 29.10.2020
Song language: English
I Don't Wanna Get Wise |
| He was drunk, I was blind |
| Though we tried to be kind |
| I was sunk, always late |
| We were quick to rotate |
| Let’s be blunt, I was a bluff |
| And the surreal life was tough |
| I was a runt, we told lies |
| But to our great surprise |
| All the shit that we did |
| Brought us some money, I guess |
| And those snotty young kids |
| Were a standing success |
| Helped us conquer and rise |
| And we learned in this hell |
| We don’t wanna get wise |
| (I don’t wanna get wise |
| I don’t wanna get wise) |
| Life teaches us well |
| We still pull, we get smug |
| And we all like a drug |
| Over full, always sated |
| Puffed up, elated |
| Let’s admit our mistakes |
| Are what triggered our breaks |
| We were shits, so no disguise |
| And it is no surprise |
| That the crap that we did |
| Brought us money, God bless |
| And those snotty young kids |
| Were a standing success |
| Helped us conquer and rise |
| And we learned in this hell |
| We didn’t wanna get wise |
| (I don’t wanna get wise |
| I don’t wanna get wise) |
| Life teaches us well |
| Experiment, you universe |
| We’ll ask why you choose to curse |
| Why set a fire you plan to douse? |
| Why set a rat to catch a mouse? |
| He was drunk (he was drunk), I was blind (he was blind) |
| Though we tried to be kind |
| I was sunk (he was sunk), he was late (always late) |
| We were quick to rotate |
| We tried hard to stay young |
| But the high notes were sung |
| We’ve been scarred, we’ve been prized |
| But you could see in our eyes |
| (I don’t wanna get wise |
| I don’t wanna get wise) |
| We got wise! |
| (I don’t wanna get wise |
| I don’t wanna get wise) |
| We got wise |
| (I don’t wanna get wise |
| I don’t wanna get wise) |
| We got wise |
| (I don’t wanna get wise |
| I don’t wanna get wise) |
| We got wise |