Had to have high high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars when I couldnt make a killing
Didnt have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high high hopes
Had to have high high hopes for a living
Didnt 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

Mama said
Burn your biographies
Rewrite your history
Light up your wildest dreams
Museum victories
Everyday
We wanted everything
Wanted everything

Mama said dont give up its a little complicated
all tied up no more love and i hate to see you waiting

Had to have high high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars when I couldnt make a killing
Didnt have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high high hopes
Had to have high high hopes for a living
Didnt know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high high hopes

Mama said
Its uphill for oddities
The stranger crusaders
Aint ever wannabes
The weird and the novelties
Dont ever change
We wanted everything
Wanted everything

Stay up on that rise
Stay up on that rise
Never come down oh

Stay up on that rise
Stay up on that rise
Never come down

Mama said dont give up its a little complicated
all tied up no more love and i hate to see you waiting

They say its all been done but they havent seen the best of me
So I got one more run and its gonna be a sight to see

Had to have high high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars when I couldnt make a killing
Didnt have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high high hopes
Had to have high high hopes for a living
Didnt 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 couldnt make a killing
Didnt have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high high hopes
Had to have high high hopes for a living
Didnt know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high high hopes

[Thanks to Jazmynbrissette for adding these lyrics]