High Hopes (Early Version)(1994)

[Verse 1] Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young In a world filled with magnets and miracles Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary The division bell's ringing had begun Down 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 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 [Chorus] The grass was greener The light was brighter With friends surrounded The nights of wonder [Instrumental] [Verse 2] 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 [Verse 3] Encumbered forever by desire and ambition There's a hunger still unsatisfied Our weary eyes will stray to the horizon Though down this road we've been a hundred times [Chorus] The grass was greener The light was brighter The dawn mist glowing The water flowing With friends surrounded The nights of wonder The light was brighter The grass was greener For ever and ever [Instrumental]