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With Every Wish

Bruce Springsteen

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With Every Wish

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Ol' catfish in the lake, we called him Big JimWhen I was a kid, my only wish was to get my line in himSkipped church one Sunday and throw'd in my lineJim took that hook, pole and me right over the sideWent drifting down past old tires and rusty cans of beerThe angel of the lake whispered in my ear"Before you chose your wish, son, you'd better think firstWith every wish there comes a curse"I fell in love with beautiful DoreenShe was the prettiest thing this old town'd ever seenI courted her and I made her mineBut I grew jealous whenever another man'd come walkin' down the lineAnd my jealousy made me treat her mean and cruelShe sighed, "Bobby, oh Bobby, you're such a foolDon't you know before you chose your wish you'd better think firstWith every wish there comes a curse"These days I sit around and laugh at all the rivers I've crossedBut on the far banks there's always another forest where a man can get lostWell there in the high trees love's bluebird glidesGuiding us 'cross another river on the other sideAnd there someone is waitin' with a look in her eyesAnd though my heart's grown weary, and more than a little bit shyTonight I'll drink from her waters to quench my thirstAnd leave the angels to worryWith every wish...
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