High Hopes

[00:48.03] Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young

[00:54.80] In a world of magnets and miracles

[01:01.07] Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary

[01:07.34] The ringing of the division bell had begun

[01:13.53] Along the Long Road and on down the Causeway

[01:20.30] Do they still meet there by the Cut

[01:26.57] There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps

[01:33.09] Running before times took our dreams away

[01:39.11] Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground

[01:45.88] To a life consumed by slow decay

[01:50.89] The grass was greener

[01:56.91] The light was brighter

[02:03.43] When friends surrounded

[02:10.23] The nights of wonder

[02:17.75] Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us

[02:24.27] To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side

[02:30.54] Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again

[02:37.06] Dragged by the force of some inner tide

[02:43.58] At a higher altitude with flag unfurled

[02:49.60] We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world

[04:00.31] Encumbered forever by desire and ambition

[04:06.33] There's a hunger still unsatisfied

[04:12.60] Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon

[04:18.23] Though down this road we've been so many times

[04:23.99] The grass was greener

[04:30.26] The light was brighter

[04:36.78] The taste was sweeter

[04:43.30] The nights of wonder

[04:49.57] With friends surrounded

[04:56.09] The dawn mist glowing

[05:02.36] The water flowing

[05:08.88] The endless river

[05:15.15] Forever and ever