Seems everyday
  I'm gettin' harder pressed
  To find a reason to shave
  Watchin' the hours
  Just slippin' away
  No motivation to get out of bed
  And carry on the charade
  Caught in a dream that's goin' astray
  
  Oh, all those great expectations
  Seems they never work out, never work out
  The way that I plan
  All those great expectations
  Why they never work out, never work out
  I can't understand
  
  And just when I think
  That things are goin' right
  I get a call from L.A.
  Sorry to say "we're changin' your song"
  I try to reason
  But I can't get through
  They're gonna do it their way
  What can I say
  They've never been wrong
  
  Oh, all those great expectations
  Seems they never work out, never work out
  The way that I plan
  All those great expectations
  Why they never work out, never work out
  I can't understand
  
  Life is just a game of chance
  I think somebody said so
  Sometimes you get a hula hoop
  Sometimes you get an Edsel
  
  Oh, all those great expectations
  Seems they never work out, never work out
  The way that I plan
  All those great expectations
  Why they never work out, never work out
  I can't understand