♪ ♫ ♪
Had to have high, high hopes for a livin'
Shoot for the stars when I couldn't make a killin'
I'm gonna be that one in a million
I had to have...
High...
...High hopes...
♪
Mama said
Fulfill the prophecy
Be something great
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 hate to see you waiting
I gotta have high, high hopes for a livin'
Shoot for the stars when I couldn't make a killin'
I didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
I had to have high, high hopes
I had to have high, high hopes for a livin'
I didn't know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
I had to have... high, high hopes
Mama said
It's uphill for oddities and
Stranger crusaders, ain't ever wannabes
So, 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, down
Stay up on that rise, stay up on the rise
And never come down
♫ ♪ ♫ (Violin solo)
Mama said don't give up 
It's a little complicated
All tied up,
No more love and I'd hate to see you waitin'
They said it's all been done but they haven't seen the best of me
No, no
I got one good ride and it's gonna be a sight to see heey
You gotta have high, high hopes for a livin'
Shoot for the stars when I couldn't make a killin'
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
I had to have high, high hopes
I had to have high, high hopes for a livin'
I didn't know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
I had to have high, high hopes
I had to have high, high hopes
I had to have high, high hopes
