Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young<br />In a world of magnets and miracles<br />Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary<br />The ringing of the division bell had begun<br /><br />Along the Long Road and on down the Causeway<br />Do they still meet there by the Cut<br /><br />There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps<br />Running before time took our dreams away<br />Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground<br />To a life consumed by slow decay<br /><br />The grass was greener<br />The light was brighter<br />With friends surrounded<br />The nights of wonder<br /><br />Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us<br />To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side<br />Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again<br />Dragged by the force of some inner tide<br /><br />At a higher altitude with flag unfurled<br />We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world<br /><br />Encumbered forever by desire and ambition<br />There's a hunger still unsatisfied<br />Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon<br />Though down this road we've been so many times<br /><br />The grass was greener<br />The light was brighter<br />The taste was sweeter<br />The nights of wonder<br />With friends surrounded<br />The dawn mist glowing<br />The water flowing<br />The endless river<br />Forever and ever