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