Be Careful What You Wish For

Couldn't wait to ride out of that one horse town
 Didn't see no use in sticking around
 I was green and busting at the seams to leave
 I was sitting on G, waiting on O
 The day I hit eighteen, I hit the road
 Traded that county maintain 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 'til 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
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 She was holding on just a little too tight
 Talked a little too much about the rest of our lives
 I broke her heart thinking freedom would set me free
 Well sometimes things ain't what you think they're gonna be
 Don't know what you got 'til 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 'til 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
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 Be careful what you wish for