Well, I left my home out on the great high plains
Headed for some new terrain
Standing 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 telling me it's 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
So let me tell you what I say
Alright, you're the one
I'm who I am
Say it with me
On a daily basis


You're the word

We're and own the world

Say, I didn't mean it like this
Oh, see my way meetings could change
Like thoseiya's life stuff
And the next ride I got was with a man in trouble
The beard on his face was all in the snow
Running from the law, he was going 99
I said, hey, mister, you're out of your mind
I had my hopes up high
I never thought that I
Could ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
I had my hopes up high
Oh, the next ride I got was with a preacher man
He told me that the wicked would be buried in sand
And 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
Could 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 thinking about that preacher down in Louisiana
Now I'm sitting on the delta sifting sand
I had my hopes up high
I never thought that I
Could ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
I had my hopes up high
I never thought that I
Could ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
I had my hopes up high