High Hopes - Kodaline

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

Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm Had to have high, high hopes for a living Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision Always had high, high hopes Had to have high, high hopes for a living Didn't know how but I always had a feeling I was gonna be that one in a million Always had high, high hopes Mama said, fulfill the prophecy Be something greater, go make a legacy Manifest destiny, back in the days We wanted everything, wanted everything Mama said, burn your biographies Rewrite your history, light up your wildest dreams Museum victories, every day We wanted everything, wanted everything Mama said, don't give up It's a little complicated All tied up, no more love And I'd hate to see you waiting Had to have high, high hopes for a living Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision Always had high, high hopes Had to have high, high hopes for a living Didn't know how but I always had a feeling I was gonna be that one in a million Always had high, high hopes Mama said, it's uphill for oddities The stranger crusaders, ain't ever wannabes The weird and the novelties don't ever change We wanted everything, wanted everything Stay up on that rise Stay up on that rise and never come down, oh Stay up on that rise Stay up on that rise and never come down Mama said, don't give up It's a little complicated All tied up, no more love And I'd hate to see you waiting They say it's all been done But they haven't seen the best of me-eh-eh-eh So I got one more run And it's gonna be a sight to see-eh-eh-eh Had to have high, high hopes for a living Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision Always had high, high hopes Had to have high, high hopes for a living Didn't know how but I always had a feeling I was gonna be that one in a million Always had high, high hopes Had to have high, high hopes for a living Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision Always had high, high hopes Had to have high, high hopes for a living Didn't know how but I always had a feeling I was gonna be that one in a million Always had high, high hopes