High Hopes

Beyond the horizon of the place we lived 
when we were young 
In a world of magnets and miracles 
Our thoughts strayed constantly and without 
boundary 
The ringing of the division bell had began 

Along the Long Road and on down the Causeway 
Do they still meet there by the Cut 

There was a ragged band that followed in our 
footsteps  [bad word] before time took our dreams away 
Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to 
tie us to the ground 
To a life consumed by slow decay 

The grass was greener 
The light was brighter 
With friends surrounded 
The nights of wonder 

Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing 
behind us 
To a glimpse of how green it was on the 
other side 
Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back 
again 

Dragged by the force of some inner tide 

At a higher altitude with flag unfurled 
We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed 
of world 

Encumbered forever by desire and ambition 
There's a hunger still unsatisfied 
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon 

Though down this road we've been so many 
times 

The grass was greener 
The light was brighter 
The taste was sweeter 
The nights of wonder 
With friends surrounded 
The dawn mist glowing 
The water flowing 
The endless river 
Forever and ever