High Hopes

[Verse 1]

The letter said it all, we're shipping out

I know they got it wrong without a doubt

The war ain't over there, it's here with me

The battle of the bloody century

[Verse 2]

What is going here, what becomes the lot of us

I thought I would complain, dear

When joining with the great circus

[Chorus]

But I've got high, I've got high

I've got high hopes tonight

I got high already

[Verse 3]

"Settle up your bill," the raining shouts

The patter of forsaken voices loud

Lined throughout the pockets of my vest

A greenback skeleton holds in the rest

[Verse 4]

A symphony of mercy falls upon no deafer ears

I'd look you in the eyes but I wouldn't recognize your fears

[Chorus]

But I've got high, I've got high

I've got high hopes tonight

I got high already