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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