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 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, everyday 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 The 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 Stay up on that rise Stay up on that rise and 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 They say it’s all been done but they haven’t seen the best of me So I got one more run and it’s gonna be a sight to see
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 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
No, I’m not color blind I know the world is black and white I try to keep an open mind But I just can’t sleep on this, tonight
Stop this train I want to get off and go home again I can’t take the speed it’s moving in I know I can’t But, honestly, won’t someone stop this train?
Don’t know how else to say it I don’t want to see my parents go One generation’s length away From fighting life out on my own
Stop this train I want to get off and go home again I can’t take the speed it’s moving in I know I can’t But, honestly, won’t someone stop this train?
So scared of getting older I’m only good at being young So I play the numbers game To find a way to say that life has just begun
Had a talk with my old man Said, “Help me understand” He said, “Turn sixty-eight You’ll renegotiate”
“Don’t stop this train Don’t for a minute change the place you’re in And don’t think I couldn’t ever understand I tried my hand John, honestly, we’ll never stop this train”
Once in a while, when it’s good It’ll feel like it should When you’re all still around And you’re still safe and sound And you don’t miss a thing ‘Till you cry when you’re driving away in the dark
Singing, stop this train I want to get off and go home again I can’t take the speed it’s moving in I know, I can’t ‘Cause now I see I’ll never stop this train.