[Verse 1]
Pills won't work
And the bottle just runs me dry
Yeah, I can hear 'em all saying
That a new crop's just passed me by
Yeah, we used to be something
Now we ain't nothing, you see
But I feel a little luck
With a wild card up my sleeve

[Chorus]
I got high hopes
I got high hopes
I got one good hand
But it's barely hangin' on the rope
Still I got high hopes

[Verse 2]
Everybody's your friend
When you're standin' on a mountaintop
Oh, but when you take a slide
Hell, it's like they all just forgot
Yeah, you're just another number
Just another sucker, you see
Another horse in the stable
But you ain't heard the last of me
[Chorus]
I got high hopes
I got high hopes
I got one good hand
But it's barely hangin' on the rope
Still I got high hopes

[Bridge]
Ooh yeah
I got high hopes (ohh)
Ooh yeah
I got high hopes (ohh)

[Verse 3]
Life's like a hammer
It slowly just beats ya down
Got a boot to the neck
But your screamin' don't make a sound
It's like a heavyweight battle
Standing with your black and blue
When you look to the heavens
Hell, I'm learning you can never lose, yeah

[Chorus]
I got high hopes
I got high hopes
I got one good hand
But it's barely hangin' on the rope
Still I got high hopes
[Chorus]
I got high hopes
I got high hopes
I got one good hand
But it's barely hangin' on the rope
Still I got high hopes