When I was a little girl, I had desires like younOne of everything, all the richesnHow could I help myself?nI was so naïve, Santa Claus, Christmas eve, ohhh….nnCareful what you wish for, careful what you donEven when you whisper, someone's listening to younCareful what you wish for, careful what you saynCareful what you wish for, 'cuz it just might come true somedaynnNow that I have everythingnI'm a puppet on a stringnSomeone's got the end and I'm unravelingnAnd here's the thingnI would throw it all awaynIf I could only hear you say,nBaby I'll stay, baby I'll staynnFirst I wished for money and a house on a hillnI had so many friends around me, but which ones were real?nCareful what you wish for, careful what you dreamn'Cuz no matter what you wish for, it's never gonna be what you neednnNow that I have everythingnI'm a puppet on a stringnSomeone's got the end and I'm unravelingnAnd here's the thingnI would throw it all awaynIf I could only hear you say,nBaby I'll stay, baby I'll staynnWhen I was a little girl, I had desires like younOne of everything, all the richesnHow could I help myself?nI was so naïve, Santa Claus, Christmas eve, ohhh….nnNow that I have everythingnI'm a puppet on a stringnSomeone's got the end and I'm unravelingnAnd here's the thingnI would throw it all awaynIf I could only hear you say,nBaby I'll stay, baby I'll stayn'Cuz baby you're my everythingnI'm a puppet on a stringnSomeone's got the end and I'm unravelingnAnd here's the thingnI would throw it all awaynIf I could only hear you say,nBaby I'll stay, baby I'll stay