Don Henley - The Genie Lyrics
(don henley/stan lynch/stuart brawley)Is this what you wanted?Did you even think twice?Didnt they tell you that anything that feels this goodComes with a priceIt gave you such a rushNow you think youve had enoughIts not that easy to walk awayThis is the hard stuffYou cant get the genie back in the bottleYou cant get the genie back in the bottleYou cant get the genie back in the bottleYou cant get the genie back in the bottleAnd everything matters, everything mattersEvery little thing you doThat smoldering tingle under your skinThat sweet, delicious, but not-so-original sinAnd when the world becomes too little or too muchThe shadow mind contrivesThe triumph and the tragedy that we invite into our livesAnd adam glanced back at the treeAs he was leavingSaid, baby, thats the price we payKnowing is grievingYou cant get the genie back in the bottleYou cant get the genie back in the bottleYou cant get the genie back in the bottleYou cant get the genie back in the bottleAnd everything matters, everything mattersEverything you say, everything you doAnd the past comes back to smack you aroundFor all the things you thought you got for freeFor the arrogance to think that you could somehowDefy the laws of gravityThese are lessons in humilityPenitence for past offensesConsequences, consequencesYou cant get the genie back in the bottleYou cant get the genie back in the bottleYou cant get the genie back in the bottleYou cant get the genie back in the bottle
