My old hope, my pal, my sometimes friend
I was sure you’d gone and left me for dead
Remember when you said before you left last spring
Think more with your heart and less with your head, my darling
Hope, my sometimes friend

My old hope, my pal, where have you been
I say luck is not enough when the wolves dig in
In my darkest hours when the moths eat at both ends
Where am I to find you when my thoughts are just spiraling hope
Hope, my sometimes friend

La, da da da da la la
La, yeah

Oh, my old hope, my record’s all worn down
For years the same old songs until I barely made a sound
Since you’ve been away, oh, my heart is black and blue
Don’t give up on me, no, and I won’t give up on you
Hope, hope, hope, my sometimes friend