High Hopes

Hold on boys now here she comes 

Holding a glass of coke and rum 

Asked me for a smoke to bum

She didn’t give me a warning 

Baby doll pink staring me in the face 

Looks like I ain’t leaving this place 

I know It’s a damn disgrace 

Let’s reconvene in the morning

She asked me how I got so skinny 

Said I’ve been stuck out in the snow 

 

Climbing up that mountain 

Till I reach the top 

Can’t slow down and Lord knows I you can’t stop 

Hanging by a dream 

Putting tension on the rope

And the only thing between me and the ground is high hopes 

Forty-five minutes on Friday night 

Ain’t a damn soul in sight 

Except those two in a fist fight 

Thank y’all for coming 

Split the tips out in the van

Roll up some of that contraband 

Next stop is in Spokane

Let’s get the engine running 

I ain’t been home since last December 

I don’t plan on going back 

Been gone too long now to remember

Just when this train rolled off the track 

Climbing up that mountain 

Till I reach the top 

Can’t slow down and Lord knows I can’t stop 

Hanging by a dream 

Putting tension on the rope

And the only thing between me and the ground is high hopes 

Climbing up that maintain 

Till I reach the top 

Can’t slow down and Lord know you can’t stop 

Hanging by a dream 

Putting tension on the rope

And the only thing between me and the ground is high hopes