I wish I was a hunter in search of different food    I wish I was the animal which fits into that mood    I wish I was a person with unlimited breath    I wish I was a heartbeat that never comes to rest       I wish I was a stranger who wanders down the sky    I wish I was a starship in silence flying by    I wish I was a princess with armies at her hand    I wish I was a ruler who'd make them understand       (I wish) (Never, never say never)       I wish I was writer who sees what's yet unseen    I wish I was a prayer expressing what I mean    I wish I was a forest of trees that do not hide    I wish I was a clearing no secrets left inside       (I wish) (Never, never say never)       I wish I was a hunter in search of different food    I wish I was the animal which fits into that mood    I wish I was a person with unlimited breath    I wish I was a heartbeat that never comes to rest       I wish I was a forest of trees that do not hide    I wish I was a clearing no secrets left inside    I wish I was a stranger who wanders down the sky    I wish I was a starship in silence flying by