Be Careful What You Wish For

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