High Hopes

Had to have high, high hopes for a livin'

Shootin' for the stars when I couldn't make a killin'

Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision

Always had high, high hopes

Mama said, "Fulfill the prophecy"

"Be something greater, go make a legacy"

Manifest destiny, back in the days

We wanted everything, we wanted everything

Mama said, "Burn your biographies"

"Rewrite your history, light up your wildest dreams"

Museum's victories, everday

We wanted everything, we wanted everything

Mama said, "Don't give up, it's a little complicated"

All tied up, no more love, and I hate to see you waitin'

Had to have high, high hopes for a livin'

Shootin' for the stars when I couldn't make a killin'

Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision

Always had high, high hopes

Had to have high, high hopes for a livin'

Didn't know how, but I always had a feelin'

I was gonna be that one in a million

Always had high, high hopes

Mama said, "It's uphill for oddities"

The stranger crusaders ain't ever wannabes

The weird and the novelties don't ever change

We wanted everything, we wanted everything

Stay up on that rise

Stay up on that rise, and never come down, never come down

Stay up on that rise

Stay up on that rise, and never come down

Mama said, "Don't give up, it's a little complicated"

All tied up, no more love, and I hate to see you waitin'

They say it's all been done, but they haven't seen the best of me

So, I got one more run and it's gonna be a sight to see

Had to have high, high hopes for a livin'

Shootin' for the stars when I couldn't make a killin'

Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision

Always had high, high hopes