The Questions of Life - Don't Ever Stop Asking

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I Wish, I Wish

I wish I knew, I wish I knew
what makes me, me, and what makes you, you.
It's just another point of view,
A state of mind I'm going through,
So what I see is never true.

I wish I could tell, I wish I could tell
what makes a heaven what makes a hell.
And do I get to ring my bell,
Or land up in some dusty cell.
While others reach the big hotel.

I wish I had, I wish I had
the secret of good, and the secret of bad.
Why does this question drive me mad?
'Cause I was taught when but a lad,
That bad was good and good was bad.

I wish I knew the mystery of
that thing called hate, and that thing called love.
What makes the in-between so rough?
Why is it always push and shove?
I guess I just don't know enough.

- Cat Stevens