The Hopefuls

[Verse 1] Back in my daredevil years Making jumps that I could barely clear Sticking landings, and I felt no fear All revved up and riled I was just about halfway out When you called me from the halfway house You said, "It's better if you get out now and stop running wild" [Chorus] I'm trying to be one of the hopefuls A dying breed among all the locals I can dance with the Devil to take my chance to make it out alive How do I fix a heart that's totaled? I need a quote, draw me up a proposal Don't wanna dance with the Devil, oh, I wanna make it out alive And I'm hopeful [Verse 2] Barely evеn knew my jacket size For thе vigil in the candlelight It was more than I could handle I walked out with no warning Yelled at God, "If, you're just testing us Why'd you go and take the best of us?" Was it something for the rest of us to learn in the mourning? [Chorus] I'm trying to be one of the hopefuls A dying breed among all the locals I can dance with the Devil to take my chance to make it out alive How do I fix a heart that's totaled? I need a quote, draw me up a proposal Don't wanna dance with the Devil, oh, I wanna make it out alive And I'm hopeful [Bridge] Bullet dodging, tightrope jogging Buried me by twenty-three I did all that I could Turnpike dreaming, finding reasons Burning sticks on forty-six I'm hopeful now that I'll get out [Chorus] I'm trying to be one of the hopefuls A dying breed among all the locals I can dance with the Devil to take my chance to make it out alive How do I fix a heart that's totaled? I need a quote, draw me up a proposal Don't wanna dance with the Devil, oh, I wanna make it out alive And I'm hopeful [Outro] Yeah, I'm hopeful Oh, I'm hopeful Oh, I'm hopeful Am I?