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
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
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
