A funny thing occurred
A little while ago
The tallest building
In the world
Fell on top of me

No one came to pull me out
I guess the lesson taught me
You're born alone
You die alone
Life's a catastrophe

I guess I had some higher hopes
I guess I had some higher hopes
I guess I had some higher hopes

Any way you look at it
You can struggle all your life
You can work real hard
And still be trapped
In the things that you despise

Sometimes there are forces
That let you ride their flow
Other times
They hold you down
Like being caught in the undertow

I guess I had some higher hopes
I guess I had some higher hopes

I don't want to dream no more
Waste my years
Waste my jaw on talking
About how things should be

I don't want to live my life
Beneath a weight
Beneath the trees
Without shelter
Good things don't come to me

I guess I had some higher hopes
I guess I had some higher hopes