High Hopes

High, 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 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, wanted everything

Mama said, "Burn your biographies

Rewrite your history, light up your wildest dreams

Museum victories," every day

We wanted everything, wanted everything

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

All tied up, no more love, and I'd 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 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 feeling

I was gonna be that one in a million

Always had high, high hopes

Mama said, "It's uphill for oddities

Stranger crusaders ain't never wannabes

The weird and the novelties that don't ever change"

We wanted everything, wanted everything

Stay up on that rise

Stay up on that rise and never come down, oh

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'd 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 dime, but I always had a vision

Always had high, 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 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 feeling

I was gonna be that one in a million

Always had high, high hopes (High, high hopes)