High Hopes

(Had to have high, high hopes for a living)

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

(Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing)

Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing

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

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

(Always had high, high hopes)

Always had high, high hopes

(Had to have high, high hopes for a living)

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

(Didn't know how but I always had a feeling)

Didn't know how but I always had a feeling

(I was gonna be that one in a million)

I was gonna be that one in a million

(Always had high, high hopes)

Always had high, high hopes

(Mama said Fulfill the prophecy)

Mama said Fulfill the prophecy

(Be something greater Go make a legacy)

Be something greater Go make a legacy

(Manifest destiny Back in the days We wanted everything, wanted everything)

Manifest destiny Back in the days We wanted everything, wanted everything

(Mama said Burn your biographies)

Mama said Burn your biographies

(Rewrite your history Light up your wildest dreams)

Rewrite your history Light up your wildest dreams

(Museum victories, everyday We wanted everything, wanted everything)

Museum victories, everyday We wanted everything, wanted everything

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

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

(All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting)

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

(Had to have high, high hopes for a living)

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

(Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing)

Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing

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

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

(Always had high, high hopes)

Always had high, high hopes

(Had to have high, high hopes for a living)

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

(Didn't know how but I always had a feeling)

Didn't know how but I always had a feeling

(I was gonna be that one in a million)

I was gonna be that one in a million

(Always had high, high hopes)

Always had high, high hopes

(Mama said It's uphill for oddities)

Mama said It's uphill for oddities

(The stranger crusaders Ain't ever wannabes)

The stranger crusaders Ain't ever wannabes

(The weird and the novelties Don't ever change)

The weird and the novelties Don't ever change

(We wanted everything, wanted everything)

We wanted everything, wanted everything

(Stay up on that rise Stay up on that rise and never come down)

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

(Stay up on that rise Stay up on that rise and 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)

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

(All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting)

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

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

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)

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

(Had to have high, high hopes for a living)

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

(Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing)

Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing

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

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

(Always had high, high hopes)

Always had high, high hopes

(Had to have high, high hopes for a living)

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

(Didn't have a dime but I always had a feeling)

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

(I was gonna be that one in a million)

I was gonna be that one in a million

(Always had high, high hopes)

Always had high, high hopes

(Had to have high high hopes for a living)

Had to have high high hopes for a living

(Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing)

Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing

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

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

(Always had high high hopes)

Always had high high hopes

(Had to have high high hopes for a living)

Had to have high high hopes for a living

(Didn't know how but I always had a feeling)

Didn't know how but I always had a feeling

(I was gonna be that one in a million)

I was gonna be that one in a million

(Always had high high hopes)

Always had high high hopes