Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song I Had My Hopes Up High, artist - Joe Ely. Date of issue: 18.07.1995
Song language: English
I Had My Hopes Up High |
| Well I left my home out on the great High Plains |
| Headed for some new terrain |
| Standin' on the highway with my coffe cup |
| A' Wonderin' who was gonna pick me up |
| I had my hopes up high--I never thought that I |
| Would ever wonder why I ever said good-by |
| I had my hopes up high |
| Well, the first ride I got was in a dynamite truck |
| The driver kept a' tellin' me his bad luck |
| As we swerved around the curves I began to shout |
| Hey-ey mister would you let me out |
| I had my hopes up high--I never though that I |
| Would ever wonder why I ever said good-by |
| I had my hopes up high |
| And the next ride I got was with a man in trouble |
| The beard on his face was all in a stubble |
| Runnin' from the law he was goin' ninety-nine |
| I said hey-ey mister you’re out of your mind |
| I had my hopes up high--I never thought that I |
| Would ever wonder why I ever said good-by |
| I had my hopes up high |
| Oh, the next ride I got was with a preacher man |
| Told me that the wicked would be buried in sand |
| Don’t know why I did it but I lost control |
| Hey-ey Papa would you save my soul |
| I had my hopes up high--I never thought that I |
| Would ever wonder why I ever said good-by |
| 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 thinkin' bout that preacher down in Louisianne |
| Sittin' on the Delta Siftin' sand |
| I had my hopes up high--I never thought that I |
| Would ever wonder why I ever said good-by |
| I had my hopes up high |
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