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High Hopes by Nightwish

Beyond the horizon of the place we lived
When we were young
In a (1)__________ of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts strayed constantly and (2)______________ 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 our footsteps
Running (3)____________ 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 (4)____________ the embers of bridges glowing behind us
To a glimpse of how (5)__________ it was on the other side
Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again
Dragged by force of some inner tide
At a higher altitude with (6)________ 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 (7)________ still stray to the horizon
The dog is road, we've been so many times
The grass was greener
The light was brighter
With (8)______________ surrounded
The (9)____________ of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist growing
The water flowing
The endless river
Forever and ever

The grass was greener
The light was brighter
The taste was sweeter
The nights of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist growing
The water flowing
The (10)______________ river
Forever and ever

Answers:
(1) world(2) without(3) before(4) beyond(5) green(6) flag(7) eyes(8) friends(9) nights(10) endless