I Had My Hopes Up High

Well, I left my home out on the Great High Plains

Headed for some new terrain

Standin' on the highway with my coffee cup

A wonderin' 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 his 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

The beard on his face was all in a stubble

Runnin' from the law he was goin' ninety-nine

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 sand

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

I said, "Ho 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

And I finally got a ride on a carnival train

Nearly blew away in a hurricane

I got to thinkin' bout that 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

That I would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye

I had my hopes up high