Be Careful

This is what I wished for

Just isn't how I envisioned it

Famed to the point of imprisonment

I just thought the ****'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 *******

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 no where 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 ****'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

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

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 **** 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, 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 ****

This is like a vibe you get

Go ahead and bob to it

Just watch what you wish for, 'cause I got the ****

So be careful what you wish for

[01:01.76]This is what I wished for

[01:03.07]Just isn't how I envisioned it

[01:05.04]Famed to the point of imprisonment

[01:07.12]I just thought the ****'d be different

[01:09.14]But something changed

[01:10.14]The minute that I got a whiff of it

[01:12.07]I started to inhale it

[01:13.38]Smell it

[01:13.94]Started sniffin' it

[01:15.05]And it became my *******

[01:16.92]I just couldn't quit

[01:18.09]I just wanted a little bit

[01:19.25]Then it turned me (in) to a monster

[01:21.38]I became a hypocrite

[01:22.59]Concert after concert

[01:24.51]I was raking in the dough

[01:25.98]Rolling in green

[01:26.84]Had the game hemmed up

[01:28.20]Like a sewing machine

[01:29.87]But I was losing my freedom

[01:31.44]There was no where for me

[01:32.81]To not go and be seen

[01:34.36]And just go and be me

[01:35.77]And there was no in-between

[01:37.24]You either loved it or hate it

[01:38.91]Every CD critics gave it a 3, then 3

[01:41.75]Years later, they'd go back and re-rate it

[01:44.07]And call the Slim Shady LP the greatest

[01:46.70]The Marshall Mathers was a classic

[01:48.52]The Eminem Show was fantastic

[01:50.69]But Encore just didn't have the caliber to match it

[01:53.46]I guess enough time just ain't passed, yet

[01:55.69]A couple more years, that ****'ll be ill-matic

[01:58.58]And eight years later, I'm still at it

[02:00.75]Divorce, re-married

[02:02.01]A felon

[02:02.72]A father

[02:03.33]Sleeping pill addict

[02:04.75]And this is real talk

[02:06.11]I feel like the Incredible Hulk

[02:07.98]My back has been broke, and I can still walk

[02:10.26]So be careful what you wish for

[02:12.35]'Cause you just might get it

[02:14.06]And if you get it then you just might not know

[02:17.16]What to do wit' it, 'cause it might just

[02:19.18]Come back on you ten-fold

[02:21.72]I said

[02:22.07]Be careful what you wish for

[02:23.98]'Cause you just might get it

[02:25.55]And if you get it then you just might not know

[02:28.74]What to do wit' it, 'cause it might just

[02:30.96]Come back on you ten-fold

[02:33.34]I got a letter from a fan, that said

[02:35.21]He's been praying for me

[02:36.93]Every day and for some reason

[02:38.55]It's been weighing on my mind heavy

[02:40.48]'Cause I don't read every

[02:41.97]Letter I get, but something told me to go ahead and open it, but

[02:45.35]Why would someone pray for you when they don't know you?

[02:48.03]You didn't pray for me when I was local

[02:50.25]And as I lay these vocals

[02:51.77]I think of all the **** I had to go through

[02:53.90]Just to get to where I'm at

[02:55.51]I've already told you at least

[02:57.18]A thousand times in these rhymes

[02:58.85]I appreciate the prayer, but I've already got

[03:01.12]God on my side

[03:02.24]And it's been one hell of a ride, hasn't it?

[03:04.41]Just watchin' it from an opposite standpoint

[03:07.14]Man, boy's got to look

[03:08.46]Nuts

[03:09.37]And that's the only word I can think of right now

[03:12.35]On how

[03:13.21]To describe the ****

[03:14.37]This is like a vibe you get

[03:15.69]Go ahead and bob to it

[03:17.15]Just watch what you wish for, 'cause I got the ****

[03:19.99]So be careful what you wish for