Joe Ely - I Had My Hopes Up High Lyrics
Well I left my home out on the great High PlainsHeaded for some new terrainStandin' on the highway with my coffe cupA' Wonderin' who was gonna pick me upI had my hopes up high--I never thought that IWould ever wonder why I ever said good-byI had my hopes up highWell, the first ride I got was in a dynamite truckThe driver kept a' tellin' me his bad luckAs we swerved around the curves I began to shoutHey-ey mister would you let me outI had my hopes up high--I never though that IWould ever wonder why I ever said good-byI had my hopes up highAnd the next ride I got was with a man in troubleThe beard on his face was all in a stubbleRunnin' from the law he was goin' ninety-nine,I said hey-ey mister you're out of your mindI had my hopes up high--I never thought that IWould ever wonder why I ever said good-byI had my hopes up highOh, the next ride I got was with a preacher manTold me that the wicked would be buried in sandDon't know why I did it but I lost controlHey-ey Papa would you save my soulI had my hopes up high--I never thought that IWould ever wonder why I ever said good-byI had my hopes up highAnd I finally got a ride on a carnival trainNearly blew away in a hurricaneI got to thinkin' bout that preacher down in LouisianneSittin' on the Delta Siftin' sandI had my hopes up high--I never thought that IWould ever wonder why I ever said good-byI had my hopes up highFrom the First, Live Shots, Mountain Stage, Best Of Vol.1, Whatever happend to Maria Album` s.
