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
  
  There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps
 [bad word] before times 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
  When 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