High Hopes

[00:47.99] Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young

[00:54.58] In a world of magnets and miracles

[01:00.83] Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary

[01:06.44] The ringing of the division bell had begun

[01:13.71] Along the Long Road and on down the Causeway

[01:20.22] Do they still meet there by the Cut

[01:26.23] There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps

[01:32.33] Running before times took our dreams away

[01:38.85] Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground

[01:45.36] To a life consumed by slow decay

[01:50.61] The grass was greener

[01:56.37] The light was brighter

[02:03.13] When friends surrounded

[02:09.40] The nights of wonder

[02:17.41] Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us

[02:23.68] To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side

[02:30.19] Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again

[02:36.45] Dragged by the force of some inner tide

[02:42.96] At a higher altitude with flag unfurled

[02:49.22] We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world

[03:59.09] Encumbered forever by desire and ambition

[04:05.85] There's a hunger still unsatisfied

[04:12.11] Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon

[04:17.89] Though down this road we've been so many times

[04:23.65] The grass was greener

[04:29.91] The light was brighter

[04:36.43] The taste was sweeter

[04:42.69] The nights of wonder

[04:48.95] With friends surrounded

[04:55.46] The dawn mist glowing

[05:01.72] The water flowing

[05:08.24] The endless river

[05:14.50] Forever and ever