High Hopes

Pink Floyd

1. 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 begun 
   
*: Along the long road and on down the causeway 
   Do they still meet there by the cut 
   
2. There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps 
   Running 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 
   
R: The grass was greener   
   The light was brighter   
   With friends surrounded   
   The nights of wonder   
   
3. 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 
   
R: The grass was greener 
   The light was brighter 
   The taste was sweeter 
   The nights of wonder 
   With friends surrounded 
   The dark mist glowing 
   The water flowing 
   The endless river