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High Hopes by Nightwish

Beyond the horizon of the place we lived
When we (1)________ young
In a world of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts strayed (2)____________________ and without boundary
The ringing of the division (3)________ 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 before time took our dreams away
Leaving the myriad (4)__________ 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 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 (5)____________ still unsatisfied
Our weary (6)________ still stray to the horizon
The dog is road, we've been so many times
The grass was greener
The light was brighter
With friends surrounded
The (7)____________ of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist growing
The water flowing
The (8)______________ 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 (9)__________ flowing
The endless river
Forever and ever

Answers:
(1) were(2) constantly(3) bell(4) small(5) hunger(6) eyes(7) nights(8) endless(9) water