Well I left my home out on the great high plains
Headed for some new terrain
Standing 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 good bye
I had my hopes up high
Well, the first shot I got was in a dynamite truck
The driver kept me telling me his bad luck
As we swerved around the curves I began to shout
I said, hey-ey mister would you let me out?
I had my hopes up high, I never thought that I
Would ever wonder why I ever said good bye
I had my hopes up high
Oh, common stand
And the next ride I got was with a man in trouble
The beard on his face was all in a stubble
Running from the law he was going ninety-nine
And 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 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 sand
Don't know why I did it but I lost control
I said, oh 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 bye
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 thinking 'bout the preacher down in Louisiana
I'm sitting in the delta sifting sand
I had my hopes up high, I never thought that I
Would ever wonder why I ever said good bye
I had my hopes up high
I never thought that I
Would ever wonder why I ever said good bye
I had my hopes up high