I Had My Hopes up High

Well I left my home out on the great high plains
 Headin' for some new terrain
 Standin' 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 tellin' me he had 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
 And the next ride I got was with a man in trouble
 Beard on his face was all in a stubble
 Runnin' from the law, he was goin' 99
 I said, "Hey, 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 goodbye
 I had my hopes up high
 And the next ride I got was with a preacher man
 Told me that the wicked would be buried in sin
 I 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
 Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
 I had my hopes up high
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 Well I finally got a ride on a carnival train
 Nearly blew away in a hurricane
 I got to thinkin' 'bout the preacher down in Louisianne
 Now I'm sittin' on the Delta siftin' sand
 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
 I never thought I
 Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
 I had my hopes up high