Can there be hope without expectation

Simple excitement at what could be

Can I make plans without the implications

Of all the ways I think things should be

Failure's always on the cards

Still when the other shoe drops, it drops hard

Deceived by my expectation

Stealthy and sly

I've just cottoned on I've had a bag full with me

All of my life

Lessons learned over time

But I've never dealt well with disappointment

How long have my best intentions

Hurled me headlong in to my despair

I was headstrong but now my heart is broken

I think it's time that I let go of expectations

You could call it hope without limitations

I'm got no plan for my future years

I'll let today provide the inspiration

To get the most out of now and here

I really tried, feels like my best plans were denied

The cruelty of disappointment, it contradicts my best desires

It's hard to keep the best parts of you from burning in the fire

Some part of me died

But death is part of life

How long have my best intentions

Hurled me headlong in to my despair

I was headstrong but now my heart is broken

I think it's time that I let go of expectations