Bruce Springsteen - With Every Wish lyrics

Ol' catfish in the lake
We called him Big Jim
When I was a kid my only wish
Was to get my line in him
Skipped church one Sunday
Rowed out and throw'd in my line
Jim took that hook pole and
Me right over the side

Went driftin' down past old tires
And rusty cans of beer
The angel of the lake whispered in my ear
"Before you choose your wish, son
You better think first
With every wish, there comes a curse"

I fell in love with beautiful Doreen
She was the prettiest thing this
Old town'd ever seen
I courted her and I made her mine
But I grew jealous whenever another man'd
Come walkin' down the line

And my jealousy made me treat
Her mean and cruel
She sighed "Bobby, oh Bobby
You're such a fool
Don't you know before you choose your wish
You'd better think first?
'Cause with every wish, there comes a curse"

These days I sit around and laugh
At the many rivers I've crossed
But on the far banks
There's always another forest where a
Man can get lost
Well, there in the high trees
Love's bluebird glides
Guiding us 'cross to another river
On the other side

And there
Someone is waitin' with a look in her eyes
And though my heart's grown weary and
More than a little bit shy
Tonight I'll drink from her waters
To quench my thirst
And leave the angels to worry with every wish