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Eminem - Careful What You Wish For (Album Version (Explicit))

Careful What You Wish For
Eminem
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[Verse 1:]
So this is it...
This is what I wished for
Just isn't how I envisioned it
Feigned to the point of imprisonment
I just thought the shit'd be different
But something changed
The minute that I got a whiff of it
I started to inhale it
Smell it
Started sniffin' it
And it became my cocaine
I just couldn't quit
I just wanted a little bit
Then it turned me (in)to a monster
I became a hypocrite
Concert after concert
I was raking in the dough
Rolling in green
Had the game hemmed up
Like a sewing machine
But I was losing my freedom
There was nowhere for me
To not go and be seen
And just go and be me
And there was no in-between
You either loved it or hate it
Every CD, critics gave it a 3, then 3
Years later, they'd go back and re-rate it
And call the Slim Shady LP the greatest
The Marshall Mathers was a classic
The Eminem Show was fantastic
But Encore just didn't have the caliber to match it
I guess enough time just ain't passed, yet
A couple more years, that shit'll be ill-matic
And eight years later, I'm still at it
Divorce, re-married
A felon
A father
Sleeping pill addict
And this is real talk
I feel like the Incredible Hulk
My back has been broke, and I can still walk

[Chorus:]
So be careful what you wish for
'Cause you just might get it
And if you get it then you just might not know
What to do wit' it, 'cause it might just
Come back on you ten-fold

I said
Be careful what you wish for
'Cause you just might get it
And if you get it then you just might not know
What to do wit' it, 'cause it might just
Come back on you ten-fold

[Verse 2:]
I got a letter from a fan, that said
He's been praying for me
Every day and for some reason
It's been weighing on my mind heavy
'Cause I don't read every
Letter I get,
But something told me to go ahead and open it, but
Why would someone pray for you when they don't know you?
You didn't pray for me when I was local
And as I lay these vocals
I think of all the shit I had to go through
Just to get to where I'm at
I've already told you at least
A thousand times in these rhymes
I appreciate the prayer, but I already got
God on my side
And it's been one hell of a ride, hasn't it?
Just watchin' it from an opposite standpoint
Man, boy's got to look
Nuts
And that's the only word I can think of right now
On how
To describe the shit
This is like a vibe you get
Go ahead and bob to it
Just watch what you wish for,
'cause I got the shit

[Chorus:]
So be careful what you wish for
'Cause you just might get it
And if you get it then you just might not know
What to do wit' it, 'cause it might just
Come back on you ten-fold

I said
Be careful what you wish for
'Cause you just might get it
And if you get it then you just might not know
What to do wit' it, 'cause it might just
Come back on you ten-fold








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[Verse 1:]
So this is it, this is what I've wished for
Just isn't how I invisioned it, fame to the point of imprisonment
I just thought the shit'da be different
But somethin' changed the minute that I got a whiff of it

I started to inhale it, smell it, started sniffin' it
And it became my cocaine, I just couldn't quit
I just wanted a little bit, then it turned me to monster
I became a hypocrite, concert after concert

I was rakin' in the dough, rollin' in green
Had the game hemmed up, like a sewin' machine
But I was losin' my freedom, there was nowhere for me
To not go and be seen, and just go and be me

And there was no inbetween, you either loved it or hated
Every CD, critics gave it a three, then three
Years later, they go back and re-rate it
And called The Slim Shady LP the greatest

The Marshall Mathers was a classic, The Eminem Show was fantastic
But Encore just didn't have the caliber to match it
I guess enough time just ain't passed yet
A couple more years, that sh**'ll be Illmatic

And 8 years later I'm still at it
Divorced, remarried, a felon, a father, sleepin' pill addict
And this is real talk, I feel like the Incredible Hulk
My back has been broken, I can still walk

[Chorus:]
So be careful what you wish for
Cause you just might get it
And if you get it then you just might not know
What to do with it cause it might just come back on you ten fold!

I said, be careful what you wish for
Cause you just might get it
And if you get it then you just might not know
What to do with it cause it might just come back on you ten fold!

[Verse 2:]
I got a letter from a fan that said, he's been prayin' for me
Everyday and for some reason it's been weighin' on my mind heavy
Cause I don't read every letter I get
But somethin' told me to go ahead and open it

But, why would someone pray for you when they dont know you
You didn't pray for me when I was local
And as I lay these vocals, I think of all the sh** I had to go through
Just to get to where I'm at, I've already told you

At least, a thousand times in these rhymes
I appreciate the prayer, but I've already got god on my side
And it's been one hell of a ride, hasnt it? Just watchin' it
From an opposite's stand point, man, boy it's got to look

Nuts, and thats the only word I can think of right now
On how to describe this sh**
This is like a vibe you get it, go ahead and vibe to it
Just watch what you wish for, cause I got the shit!

[Chorus:]
So be careful what you wish for
Cause you just might get it
And if you get it then you just might not know
What to do with it cause it might just come back on you ten fold!

I said, be careful what you wish for
Cause you just might get it
And if you get it then you just might not know
What to do with it cause it might just come back on you ten fold!

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