Bap Kennedy - Be Careful What You Wish For lyrics

My daddy went to jail He broke my mama's heart When he got back he said we'll never be apart Let's find some place Let's go and make some cash So we loaded up the truck with all our poor white trash Yeah yeah yeah be careful what you wish for Yeah yeah yeah be careful what you wish for We came to a crossroads Mama said - which way? And I pointed to up Memphis and daddy said ok So we rolled into town Expecting more of the same And down through the boulevard that would carry my name Yeah yeah yeah be careful what you wish for Yeah yeah yeah be careful what you wish for I found my voice and I was in demand Nobody knew what was going on But the little girls seemed to understand Somebody took care of business I did it - everything he said I got rich and I one day I woke up And baby I was dead Yeah yeah yeah be careful what you wish for Yeah yeah yeah be careful what you wish for