I Had My Hopes Up High

[00:11.73] Well I left my home out on the great high plains
[00:16.27] Headin' for some new terrain
[00:18.97] Standin' on the highway with my coffee cup
[00:22.55] Wondering who was gonna pick me up
[00:26.16] I had my hopes up high
[00:29.76] I never thought that I
[00:34.25] Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
[00:37.96] I had my hopes up high
[00:42.42] Well the first ride I got was in a dynamite truck
[00:46.09] The driver kept tellin' me he had bad luck
[00:49.63] As we swerved around the curves, I began to shout
[00:53.25] I said, "Hey, mister would you let me out?"
[00:56.84] I had my hopes up high
[00:59.58] I never thought that I
[01:04.03] Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
[01:07.62] I had my hopes up high
[01:43.84] And the next ride I got was with a man in trouble
[01:49.20] Beard on his face was all in a stubble
[01:51.98] Runnin' from the law, he was goin' 99
[01:53.77] I said, "Hey, mister you're out of your mind"
[01:57.32] I had my hopes up high
[02:00.93] I never thought that I
[02:05.42] Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
[02:09.01] I had my hopes up high
[02:14.49] And the next ride I got was with a preacher man
[02:17.12] Told me that the wicked would be buried in sin
[02:20.83] I don't know why I did it but I lost control
[02:24.48] I said, "Hey, papa would you save my soul?"
[02:28.05] I had my hopes up high
[02:31.62] I never thought that I
[02:36.13] Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
[02:39.78] I had my hopes up high
[02:42.19]
[03:14.69] Well I finally got a ride on a carnival train
[03:18.20] Nearly blew away in a hurricane
[03:21.93] I got to thinkin' 'bout the preacher down in Louisianne
[03:25.56] Now I'm sittin' on the Delta siftin' sand
[03:29.16] I had my hopes up high
[03:31.89] I never thought that I
[03:36.32] Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
[03:39.98] I had my hopes up high
[03:44.48] I never thought I
[03:46.26] Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
[03:50.73] I had my hopes up high
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