I made a wish upon a star 

I could have a brand new car 

Got tired of wishing 

So I stole one 



Seventeen and knew it all 

My dreams were big but my thoughts were small 

So many roads somehow I chose 

The wrong one 



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But Jesus and mama always loved me 

Even when the devil took control 

Jesus and mama always loved me 

This I know 



I felt tried most all my life 

Found new kinds of lows and highs 

Never been a husband but I had a lot of wives 

To hold me 



Headstrong, stubborn, couldn't be told 

Like a wild horse that couldn't be rode 

A rainbow chaser hungry for gold 

And still searchin' 



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I wish mom could see me now 

And how I've turned it all around 

Lately I've been going down 

The right road 



Life's a picture that you paint 

With blues and grays and cans of canvas 

Heaven knows I'm not a saint 

But I know 



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