HIGH HOPES^©

Full take

One two, Whoa!

Monday mornin' runs to Sunday night
A scream slow me down before the new year dies
Won't take much to kill a lovin' smile
And every mother with a baby cryin' in her arms, singin'
Give me help, give me strength
Give a soul a night of fearless sleep
Give me love, give me peace
Don't you know these days you pay for everything
Got high hopes
I got high hopes
I got high hopes
I got high hopes

Yeah comin' from the city, comin' from the wild
I see a breathless army breakin' like a cloud
It's gonna smother love, it's gonna shoot your hopes
Before the meek inherit they'll learn to hate themselves
Give me help, give me strength
Give a soul a night of fearless sleep
Give me love, give me peace
Don't you know these days you pay for everything
Got high hopes
I got high hopes
I got high hopes
Yeah I got high hopes
Roy!
Got high hopes
Yeah I got high hopes
I got high hopes
I got high hopes

Yeah so tell me someone now, what's the price
I wanna buy some time and maybe live my life
I wanna have a wife, I wanna have some kids
I wanna look in their eyes and know they'll stand a chance

Give me help, give me strength
Give a soul a night of fearless sleep
Give me love, give me peace
Don't you know these days you pay for everything
High hopes
Got high hopes
I got high hopes
Yeah I got high hopes
Roy!
High hopes
I got high hopes
Yeah I got high hopes
I got high hopes
Yiiii high hopes
Yeah high hopes
Whoa high hopes
High hopes
Yeah I got high hopes
Yiiii high hopes
Yeah high hopes
Yeah high hopes
Yeah high hopes
Yeah high hopes
High hopes

Written by Tim Scott McConnell and originally released on his band's 1990 album, The Havalinas. This track was recorded with the E Street Band in 1995 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY. Those 1995 studio sessions were filmed and released on the documentary Blood Brothers in 1996. The DVD shows a take of the song.

The complete track was officially released on the Blood Brothers promo single that is exclusively available as a bonus with the Blood Brothers video, VHS format only. That singles also included BLOOD BROTHERS (alternate version), MURDER INCORPORATED (live 21 Feb 1995), SECRET GARDEN (string version), and WITHOUT YOU. Also included the next year on Secret Garden, a European single with SECRET GARDEN (LP version), MISSING, and THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD.

The above lyrics refer to the full take that was officially released on the Blood Brothers single. Check also the studio snippet that appears on the Blood Brothers video.

Thanks Brian Frandsen for sending me this track.