Lyrics

Hope
Written by Thomas Michael Riley

I met a girl named Hope and she told me she would be my wife;
If I would only make her a commitment that I could change my life;
All my partying days and those wild, wild, ways had to go;
She had faith I could change; and I believed in Hope;

Well I might have been a little ambitious when I made up my mind;
But I was living up to my commitment, or I was gonna die trying;
Bad habits die hard, but how was I supposed to know?
She had faith I could change; and I believed in Hope;

I gave up whiskey, threw away my smokes;
Unplugged the television; I hid the remote control;
Quit it all cold turkey, seemed like overnight;
I was determined I was gonna start living right;
I was supposed to feel better, but I?ve never been so miserable;
She had faith I could change; and I was living with Hope;

It was a twelve-step program but I figured it out in two;
First, she listed everything I?d been doing as what I wasn?t gonna do;
Second step, I started slipping back into my ways of old;
She thought I could walk the line, but I was losing Hope;

She got me on a diet; I was eating right;
Only problem was I never lost my appetite;
Started counting calories, cholesterol, and fat;
There ain?t no way in this world I?m gonna live like that;
I got a weight watchers meeting tomorrow, but I ain?t gonna go;
I feel a whole lot better now since I?ve given up Hope.

Well that promise nearly killed me but I?m ready now to rock ?n roll;
I feel a whole lot better now since I?ve given up Hope;

C P Thomas Michael Publishing BMI