Take off your hat, kick off your shoes
   I know you ain't going anywhere
   Look around, all your time you're singing your blues
   I know you ain't going anywhere
  
   You've always been a good friend of mine
   But you always say farewell
   And the only time that you're satisfied
   Is with your feet in the wishing well
  
   Throw down your gun. you might shoot yourself
   Or is that what you're trying to do?
   Put up a fight, you believe to be right
   And some day the sun will shine through
  
   You've always got something to hide
   Something you just can't tell
   And the only time that you're satisfied
   Is with your feet in the wishing well
  
   But I know what you're wishing for
   It's love in a peaceful world
   It's love in a peaceful world
   And some love in a peaceful world
  
   You've always been a good friend of mine
   But you always say farewell
   And the only time that you're satisfied
   Is with your feet in the wishing well