HOPEFULLY

DO YOU REGRET IT ALL THE THINGS YOU LIKED
WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG?
DON'T BELIEVE IN GARBAGE,
DON'T BELIEVE THE THINGS YOU WANNA TOUCH
CAREFUL WHO'S YOUR TARGET,
YOU COULD BE THEIR TARGET TURNAROUND
OLD FLAME MANEUVERS AND LOOK
WHO'S THE VICTIM ON THE GROUND

NO I'VE NEVER BEEN AS BAD AS THAT
AND I ALWAYS CAME OFF CLEAN
BUT IF I HAD ONE WISH TO CARRY BACK
WOULD I BE WITH YOU, WOULD YOU BE WITH ME - HOPEFULLY

IF I WAS MY BEST FRIEND I'D NEVER FIX YOU UP WITH ME
CAUSE I'D OF SEEN ME INTROVERTED,
SELFISH WITH A MOOD FLOW LIKE THE SEA
AND YOU'D OF SEEN THE QUIET ONE
STRAIN A BROKEN VOICE ACROSS THE ROOM
AND I'D SEE THE LOVELY ONE
SACRIFICE HERSELF TO GET US THRU

WHEN I POUND THE WALL AND SPARE YOUR HEAD
AND SOMEHOW THINK THAT'S KIND
THIS BACKWARDS THINKING'S LEFT US FOR DEAD
COULD WE BE REVIVED, COULD YOU GIVE ME LIFE - HOPEFULLY

SO YOU TAKE ME BACK EVERY TIME I CRACK
AND YOU HOLD ME TO YOUR CHEST
AND YOU'LL HOLD YOUR HEAD UP BY YOURSELF
AND THEY'LL ALL BE GONE, THE UGLY ONES - HOPEFULLY

music & lyrics by Steven Gullett - copyright 1996