I flew from Anchorage to Austin, now I’m back on the road I’ll try to call you when we reach the next town I’ve been singing my heart out and I’m worn to the bone And these doubts of mine start bringing me down Then I come around [chorus] I’ve got genuine hope I’ve got what it takes A genuine trust I’ll keep my faith Wherever I go And everywhere I’ve been It won’t mean a thing If I’m not genuine I know you worry I’ll get lost in the dark And I can hear the words that you’re too scared to say But there’s a cross and a locket hanging over my heart That remind me how I got here today I won’t stray [chorus] I’ve got a genuine hope I’ve got what it takes A genuine trust I’ll keep my faith Wherever I go And everywhere I’ve been It won’t mean a thing If I’m not genuine [bridge] I may be young, but I am wise And I promise I won’t sell-out, or compromise I’ve got genuine hope I’ll be all right A genuine faith God’s on my side Wherever I go And everywhere I’ve been It won’t mean a thing If I’m not genuine I’ve got genuine hope There’s a genuine chance I can be everything I will make my stand Because everywhere I go And everywhere I’ve been I am true to me I am genuine