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Careful What You Wish For Lyrics
*Radio/TV Sounds Begin*
*Breaking news, Detroit rapper Eminem cancels his sold out European tour to check himself into Rehab after admitting an addiction to sleep medication, we'll have more on this story as it develops*
*Shady Records recording artist Obie Trice has apparently survived a gunshot to the head in what appears to be a random drive-by shooting, meanwhile Eminem is rumored to be...*
*...on and off again relationship...*
*This just in, a tour bus involving Eminems...*
*Updating a story we brought to you earlier about gunfire at an after hours club, we've learned that the rapper Proof has been fatally shot*
*The Shady/Aftermath recording artist...*
*...long time best friend of Eminem and a member of the rap group D12*
*Back in the news today*
*Is it a sabbatical or the end? The rumors and speculation continue to swirl around Eminem, he insists he's just taking a break but doubters believe he's retiring, leaving us all to ask, will the real Slim Shady please stand up?*
*Radio/TV Sounds End*
Verse 1
So this is it
this is what I wished for
it just isn't how I envisioned it
fame to the point of imprisonment
I just thought the shit would be different
but something changed the minute that I got a wiff of it
I started to inhale it, smell it, started sniffing it and it became my cocaine
I just couldn't quit
I just wanted a little bit
then it turned me into a monster
I became a hypocrite
Concert after concert
I was raking in the dough
Rollin' in green
Had the game hemmed up like a sewing machine
But I was loosing my freedom
There was no way for me to not go and be seen
Just go and be me
There was no in-between
You either loved it or hate it
Every CD critics gave it a 3
Then 3 years later they 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 8 years later I'm still at it
Devorced
Remarried
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 x2
So be careful what you wish for you, 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 praying for me every day
And for some reason its 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 I lay these vocals
I think of all 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've already got god on my side
And its been one hell of a ride hasn't it?
Just watching it from the opposite standpoint
Man, boys got to look, nuts
And thats the only word I can think of right now on how to describe this shit
Its like a vibe you get
Go ahead and bop to it
Just watch what you wish for cause I got this shit
Chorus x2
So be careful what you wish for you, 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
this is what I wished for
it just isn't how I envisioned it
fame to the point of imprisonment
I just thought the shit would be different
but something changed the minute that I got a wiff of it
I started to inhale it, smell it, started sniffing it and it became my cocaine
I just couldn't quit
I just wanted a little bit
then it turned me into a monster
I became a hypocrite
Concert after concert
I was raking in the dough
Rollin' in green
Had the game hemmed up like a sewing machine
But I was loosing my freedom
There was no way for me to not go and be seen
Just go and be me
There was no in-between
You either loved it or hate it
Every CD critics gave it a 3
Then 3 years later they 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 8 years later I'm still at it
Devorced
Remarried
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
So be careful what you wish for you, 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
And for some reason its 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 I lay these vocals
I think of all 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've already got god on my side
And its been one hell of a ride hasn't it?
Just watching it from the opposite standpoint
Man, boys got to look, nuts
And thats the only word I can think of right now on how to describe this shit
Its like a vibe you get
Go ahead and bop to it
Just watch what you wish for cause I got this shit
So be careful what you wish for you, 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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Amazing song..
Just want to point out these lyrics were transposed by ear by me.
I think they're spot on, but obviously they're not the official lyrics, and as far as I'm aware no-one else has posted the lyrics to this song.
This is the lyrics as I hear them, if you have any corrections, feel free to post.
thanks sorrow. the intro is depressing, another great serious song about his life. i like his list of things he is percieved as and the list of his albums and their reception. this guy is hella prolific, probably has 1,000's of recorded songs and rhymes.
I think this song is effin amazing and tells ya that shit happens and if you want it and work you as off for your dreams and wish sometimes they just don't go the way you wanted, So be careful what you wish for you, 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. truer words were never spoken, love ya Eminem.
"I got a letter from a fan that said he's been praying for me every day And for some reason its 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 I lay these vocals I think of all 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've already got god on my side"
Is a response to KJ-52's "Dear Slim" in which a Christian rapper addressed Eminem in a "Stan" format. Not a diss but simply letting him now he's praying for him.
KJ is most defintily not STAN,if you listen to the 1st verse of KJs Dear Slim he clearly states he is NOT stan, also eminem released that song in 1999 while KJs was released in 2000. Just to clear things up
KJ is most defintily not STAN,if you listen to the 1st verse of KJs Dear Slim he clearly states he is NOT stan, also eminem released that song in 1999 while KJs was released in 2000. Just to clear things up
Love this song. It's so true. And Em: I've been praying for you. And before I knew you even existed, I prayed for everyone that needed help. That includes you. Now I pray for them...and you specifically. I don't give a damn if you have God on your side. I'm praying anyway. Love you.