With Every Wish

Bruce Springsteen

Ol' catfish in the lake, we called him Big Jim

1. 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 chose your wish son
   You better think first

I fell in love with beautiful Doreen

2. 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
   Don't you know before you choose your wish
   You'd better think first

These days I sit around and laugh at the many rivers I've crossed

3. 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...