Had to have high,
high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars
when I couldn't make
a killing
Didn't have a dime
but I always had a vision
Always had high,
high hopes
Had to have high,
high hopes for a living
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, 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 waiting
Had to have high,
high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars
when I couldn't make
a killing
Didn't have a dime
but I always had a vision
Always had high,
high hopes
Had to have high,
high hopes for a living
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
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
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 waiting
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 living
Shooting for the stars
when I couldn't make
a killing
Didn't have a dime
but I always had a vision
Always had high,
high hopes
Had to have high,
high hopes for a living
Didn't know how but
I always had a feeling
I was gonna be
that one in a million
Always had high,
high hopes
Had to have high,
high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars
when I couldn't make
a killing
Didn't have a dime
but I always had a vision
Always had high,
high hopes
Had to have high,
high hopes for a living
Didn't know how
but I always had
a feeling
I was gonna be
that one in a million
Always had high,
high hopes