I Had My Hopes up High

Well I left my home out on the great high plains

Headin' for some new terrain

Standin' on the highway with my coffee cup

Wondering who was gonna pick me up

I had my hopes up high

I never thought that I

Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye

I had my hopes up high

Well the first ride I got was in a dynamite truck

The driver kept tellin' me he had bad luck

As we swerved around the curves, I began to shout

I said, "Hey, mister would you let me out?"

I had my hopes up high

I never thought that I

Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye

I had my hopes up high

And the next ride I got was with a man in trouble

Beard on his face was all in a stubble

Runnin' from the law, he was goin' 99

I said, "Hey, mister you're out of your mind"

I had my hopes up high

I never thought that I

Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye

I had my hopes up high

And the next ride I got was with a preacher man

Told me that the wicked would be buried in sin

I don't know why I did it but I lost control

I said, "Hey, papa would you save my soul?"

I had my hopes up high

I never thought that I

Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye

I had my hopes up high

Well I finally got a ride on a carnival train

Nearly blew away in a hurricane

I got to thinkin' 'bout the preacher down in Louisianne

Now I'm sittin' on the Delta siftin' sand

I had my hopes up high

I never thought that I

Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye

I had my hopes up high

I never thought I

Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye

I had my hopes up high