Joan Armatrading - Wishing lyrics

I saw a star falling
Like an old hollywood actress
A neon sign with just one letter showing

A burned out light at my feet
I took a wish i wished on that jewel
From the sky i wished on the moon
Haunting the trees
A target too big for the sky
I wanted it so bad i was wishing on a prayer

But it kept right on dodging
A riderless horse to the left, to the right
Straight to the eye yet changing direction
There within reach and then out of sight

I'd waited too long
Watched for that pot to boil
Waited too long for the whistle
I wanted it so bad i was wishing on a prayer

But it kept right on dodging
A riderless horse to the left, to the right
Straight to the eye yet changing direction
There within reach and then out of sight