Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song I Was Hoping, artist - Alanis Morissette. Date of issue: 15.10.1998
Song language: English
I Was Hoping |
| As we were talking outside, it was cold |
| We were shivering, yet warmed by the subject matter |
| «My wife is in the next room |
| We’ve been having troubles, you know |
| Please, don’t tell her or anyone, but I need to talk to somebody» |
| You said, «Wouldn't it be a shame if I knew how great I was five minutes before |
| I died? |
| I’d be filled with such regret before I took my last breath» |
| And I said, «You're willing to tell me this now, and you’re not gonna to die |
| any time soon» |
| And I said, «I haven’t been eating chicken or meat or anything» |
| And you said, «Yes, but you’ve been wearing leather», and laughed and said, |
| «We're at the top of the food chain, and yes, you’re still a fine woman» |
| I cringed |
| I was hoping, I was hoping we could heal each other |
| I was hoping, I was hoping we could be raw together |
| We left the restaurant where the head waiter, in his 60s, said «Goodbye, sir |
| Thank you for your business, sir |
| You’re successful and established, sir |
| And we like the frequency with which you dine here, sir… and your money» |
| And when I walked by, they said, «Thank you too, dear» |
| I was all pigtails and cords, and there was a day when I would’ve said |
| something like, «Hey, dude, I could buy and sell this place, so kiss it» |
| I too once thought I was owed something |
| I was hoping, I was hoping we could challenge each other |
| I was hoping, I was hoping we could crack each other up |
| I too thought that, when proved wrong, I lost somehow |
| And I too once thought life was cruel, and it’s a cycle, really |
| You think I’m withdrawing and guilt-tripping you |
| I think you’re insensitive, and I don’t feel heard |
| And I said, «Do you believe we are fundamentally judgmental, fundamentally evil? |
| «, and you said, «Yes» |
| I said, «I don’t believe in revenge, in right or wrong, good or bad» |
| You said, «Well, what about that man that I saw handcuffed in the emergency |
| room, bleeding after beating his kid, and she threw a shoe at his head? |
| I think what he did was wrong and I would’ve had a hard time feeling |
| compassion for him» |
| I had to watch my tone for fear of having you feel judged |
| I was hoping, I was hoping we could dance together |
| I was hoping, I was hoping we could be creamy together |