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 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 Be careful what you wish for

Only in madness, do you find beautiful death And only in sadness, do you feel happy instead So be careful what you wish for 'cause you don't know The guilt I carried this far all on my own It's nothing you wanna feel Don't wait for the dust to settle, don't wait till it's not enough Don't wait for the world to let go of the both of us Don't wait for the dust to settle, don't wait till you've had enough Don't wait for the world to let go or to give you up The silence is one thing that I'll remember you said Well, it's better than nothing when nothing's all that you left So be careful what you wish for 'cause you don't know The guilt I carried this far wasn't my own It's nothing you wanna feel Don't wait for thе dust to settle, don't wait till it's not enough Don't wait for thе world to let go of the both of us Don't wait for the dust to settle, don't wait till you've had enough Don't wait for the world to let go or to give you up If you need a place to hang your head, a shoulder's better than a knot You'd be a better memory alive rather than not If you need a place to hang your head, a shoulder's better than a knot You'd be a better memory if no one else forgot Don't wait for the dust to settle, don't wait till it's not enough Don't wait for the world to let go of the both of us Don't wait for the dust to settle, don't wait till you've had enough Don't wait for the world to let go or to give you up If you need a place to hang your head, a shoulder's better than a knot You'd be a better memory alive rather than not If you need a place to hang your head, a shoulder's better than a knot You'd be a better memory if no one else forgot I'm not giving up So don't you give up

Snap your fingers and they'll come Running to you awesome one Getting lonely out in space It's not such a special place On the outside looking in At the bag girl you've been Isn't this what you always wanted? Isn't this how you saw the view? Careful what you wish for It just might come true Might come true You say catch me when I'll spin As if we been through thick and thin I don't think that you can stop You still want what you ain't got Such a stupid superstar Yeah you are Isn't this what you always wanted? Isn't this how you saw the view? Careful what you wish for It just might come true Might come true Isn't this what you always pictured? Isn't this what you plan to do? Careful what you wish for It just might come true Tryin' to find the meaning of life In a deeper shade of red on your lips Tryin' to find the way to be loved Without ever givin' a shit But enjoy yeah while you can After all the jagged ends You come round again and again and again Isn't this what you always wanted? Isn't this how you saw the view? Careful what you wish for It just might come true Might come true Isn't this what you always pictured? Isn't this what you plan to do? Careful what you wish for It just might come true Might come true Isn't this what you always wanted?

Think I'm really falling, think I'm in so deep When you say my name, sounds obscene I wanna be the girl of your dreams Think I'm really falling, think I'm in so deep When you say my name, sounds obscene I wanna be the girl of your dreams Not just a face you come for in a magazine I'm more than fast cars, Frette sheets Champagne, weak knees There's a price for passion, I'm living in luxury Top tier desire, that's my currency There's a price for passion, I'm living in luxury Top tier desire, that's my currency Girlfriend, girlfriend experience Girlfriend, girlfriend tonight, uh oh oh oh Girlfriend, girlfriend experience Girlfriend, girlfriend tonight, uh oh oh oh Don't get me wrong, I love my Goyard Don't have to leave for LA for Bungalow 8 Wanna be the girl, girl of your dreams Not just a face you come for in a magazine I'm more than fast cars, Frette sheets Champagne, skin deep There's a price for passion, I'm living in luxury Top tier desire, that's my currency There's a price for passion, I'm living in luxury Top tier desire, that's my currency Girlfriend, girlfriend experience Girlfriend, girlfriend tonight, uh oh oh oh Girlfriend, girlfriend experience Girlfriend, girlfriend tonight, uh oh oh oh I'm not your bedroom secretary, no no no Short on time since February Head exec, CEO, GFE, that's all you need to know! Be your girlfriend, girlfriend, girlfriend (All you need to know) Gonna be your girlfriend, girlfriend tonight Gonna be yours Be your girlfriend, girlfriend, girlfriend (All you need to know) Gonna be your girlfriend, girlfriend tonight Gonna be yours

You played the part So perfectly as you read from the script Every line delivered To keep your audience tight in your grip Moving out on the stage So deftly poised 'til you found your mark Enraptured by your gaze You captured my heart then you tore it apart You totally owned the role Until I lost all control You left my life in a state of distress You're a real Class Actress I have to wonder Was there ever somebody beneath that role Was this all just a game That you like to play so that you can feel whole I watched you work the room Always on point as you tracked the spotlight Absorbed in the method You made something wrong feel oh so very right And as the curtain fell I only wanted to bid you adieu But though she spoke with your voice I felt like I was watching someone strange and new Watch as the curtain falls You deserve the applause

Yeah, you're so famous in the movies I make a living with my songs So how come you don't know what real is You know exactly how is done So how come I can't read your feelings I know exactly how this sung Is your lad of you get that burning And then you say something so love A quite careless intonation I heard you standing in the line If it happens, happens, happens There's nothing you There's nothing you There's nothing you can Do If it happens, happens, happens A drama, a drama to You You only have one single day of And now you're back to join the set Are you so naked, you're so reckless I pretend we never met Go kiss your husband, count your payout Away the shadow of regret 'Cause if it happens, happens, happens There's nothing you There's nothing you There's nothing you can Do You shall interpret and notice that I can see how hard you try If you ever have a night of you can have peace Of my 'Cause if it happens, happens, happens There's nothing you There's nothing you There's nothing you can Do Yeah, if it happens, happens, happens A drama, a drama to You If it happens, happens, happens Then it happens, happens, happens