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
Fulfill the prophecy
Be somethin' 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 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
Wanted everything
Stay up on that rise
Stay up on that rise
Never come down
Wo oh oh oh oh
Stay up on that rise
Stay up on that rise
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
Eh eh eh
So I got one more run
And it's gonna be a
sight to see
Eh eh eh
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
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