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

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-oh

Stay up on that rise, stay up on that rise

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"

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