CHARLOTTE JAMES - HOPE

I was down on my luck, truck broke down in the rain, Sittin' on a tailgate, feelin' nothin' but pain. My dog ran off, my beer went flat, Life was kickin' me harder than a stubborn old cat. Then hope pulled up smilin' in like faded blue jeans, With eyes like the sunrise and hair like a dream. She said, "Hop in cow girl, let's chase away the dope," And just like that, I fell in love again and now i have Hope.(Chorus) Oh, Hope, you're my ray of sunshine in a world gone gray, You rope my heart tighter than a bale of hay. With your sweet little laugh and that twinkle in your eye, You make this ol' gal feel like i can touch the sky. Hope, you're the prayer I never knew I needed most, My diamond in the rough, my holy ghost. Yeah, Hope, you're the reason I believe in love at first sight, now Hope, you make everything alright!(Verse 2) We dance in the kitchen to an old radio tune, Sippin' sweet tea under a big ol' harvest moon. You mend my broke heart with your tender lovin' care, Like a field after rain, you grow flowers everywhere. Folks say it's corny, but I don't give a hoot, You're my four-leaf clover in my worn-out boots. When the storms come rollin' and the nights get cold, You light up my world like a pot of gold.(Chorus) Oh, Hope, you're my ray of sunshine in a world gone gray, You rope my heart tighter than a bale of hay. With your sweet little laugh and that twinkle in your eye, You make this ol' gal feel like she can touch the sky. Hope, you're the prayer I never new I needed most, My diamond in the rough, my holy ghost. Yeah, Hope, you're the reason I believe in love at first sight, Hope, you make everything alright!(Bridge) They say hope floats, but darlin' you soar, Higher than a eagle over a Tennessee shore. Ain't no cheatin' heart or goodbye in our song, Just you and me forever, where we belong.(Final Chorus) Oh, Hope... (fade out with extra twang) Hope, you're my everything, y'all!