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“I Don’t Wanna Get Wise” was released on 22 November 2019 as the final single off of the WHO album.
Pete Townshend in an Instagram post on The Who’s account on 22 November 2019: “I’ve been asked what I think Keith Moon and John Entwistle would have thought of this song. I imagine they would have ne...
[Verse 1]
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
[Pre-Chorus 1]
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
[Chorus]
We don't wanna get wise
(I don't wanna get wise
I don't wanna get wise)
Life teaches us well
[Verse 2]
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
[Pre-Chorus 2]
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
[Chorus]
We didn't wanna get wise
(I don't wanna get wise
I don't wanna get wise)
Life teaches us well
[Bridge]
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?
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
(I don't wanna get wise
I don't wanna get wise)
We got wise!
[Outro]
(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 was written by Pete Townshend.
I Don’t Wanna Get Wise was produced by Pete Townshend & Dave Sardy.
The Who released I Don’t Wanna Get Wise on Fri Nov 22 2019.