With High Hopes In Our Hearts

I sang a song from a dusty old book,
It played a melancholy tune,
It hearkened my thoughts back to a time
When we shared a dirty room,
We were on the road way back then,
We traveled near and far,
Hitching all the way across the land
With high hopes in our hearts.

In the dim light of my memories
I listened to my thoughts,
Of barrooms, beer and many tears,
And brawls in parking lots.
Of passion filled hotel room beds,
And life without a care,
We played through the merry laughter
With high hopes in our hearts.

We were lovers in the truest sense,
When romance was still real,
Old-fashioned words were spoken then,
And flowers sealed the deal,
The warm love that we felt back then
Was held within the spark,
That flamed the mood of sweetest love,
With high hopes in our hearts.

The neon lights that called to you
And filled you with desire,
I swear I saw them spell your name,
In colorful song-filled choir,
I knew then that you'd meet success,
I seen your name among the stars,
And still we walked hand in hand
With high hopes in our hearts.

A man who knew the business
Heard you singing in a bar,
Right there and then, a contract signed,
Your fame would take you far,
You got the deal, my fate was sealed,
I knew then we'd have to part,
But still you smiled your loving smile
With high hopes in your heart.

I look around the road I travel,
A dusty wilderness of nothing,
And this same old song goes through my head,
I guess it must mean something,
So I sing the song from this dusty old book,
It was the one that got you started,
It placed your name in neon lights,
But left me broken-hearted.