Be Careful What You Wish For

Couldn't wait to ride out of that one-horse town

Didn't see no use in stickin' around

I was green and bustin' at the seams to leave

I was sittin' on "G", waitin' on "O"

The day I hit eighteen, I hit the road

Traded that county-maintained for a four-lane city street

But sometimes things ain't what you think they're gonna be

What you want ain't always what you need

Don't know what you got till it's gone, and you're out on your own

All you want is what you can't get back

Once you let it go, then you know what you have don't hold

A candle to what you had

Sometimes what you think you'll find

It ain't quite what real life has in store

So be careful what you wish for

She was holdin' on just a little too tight

Talked a little too much 'bout the rest of our lives

I broke her heart thinkin' freedom would set me free

Well, sometimes things ain't what you think they're gonna be

Don't know what you got till it's gone, and you're out on your own

All you want is what you can't get back

Once you let it go, then you know what you have don't hold

A candle to what you had

Sometimes what you think you'll find

It ain't quite what real life has in store

So be careful what you wish for

'Cause these city lights can't shine quite like the stars

I wish I could wish her back into my arms

Don't know what you got till it's gone, and you're out on your own

All you want is what you can't get back

Once you let it go, then you know what you have don't hold

A candle to what you had

Sometimes what you think you'll find

It ain't quite what real life has in store

And you can't get her back no more

So be careful what you wish for

Be careful what you wish for