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 j**el 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