I just wanted to hold Our hopes and expectations Black holes and revelations Hold you in my arms You in my arms The ship is taking me far away Far away from the memories Of the people who care if I live or die

For my home and my English rose But my heart still beats But I'd long to be Oh, my heart still beats Across the sea By the Tennessee skyline They told me I'd find my hopes and my dreams In the bed of my true love Back where I came from

Like a scream but sort of silent Living out my nightmares Voices repeating me 'Feeling threatened? We reflect your hopes and fears.' Voices discussing me 'Others steal your thoughts They're not confined 'Love, just don't stare'

Talking to the moon In hopes you're on The other side Talking to me too Or am I a fool Who sits alone I know you're somewhere out there Somewhere far away I want you back

She came from Providence, the one in Rhode Island Where the old world shadows hang heavy in the air She packed her hopes and dreams like a refugee Just as her father came across the sea She heard about a place people were smilin' They spoke about the red

Take me there Where your hopes and dreams and wishes live Where you keep the rest of your life hid I wanna know the girl behind that pretty stare I wanna know everything about you then And I wanna go down every road you've been There's a place in your

The grass was greener The light was brighter The nights of wonder 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

I've watched them build Upon these empty hearts False hopes of lossless paradise Gathering together The dead hearts beat as one Stillborn comfort feeding lies Through answers of self denial Divided between a dissolute self And the sorrow of sincere

Had to have high, high hopes for a living Always had high, high hopes Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision Didn't know how but I always had a feeling I was gonna be that one in a million We

Just a little way Go to sleep We're so tired now Altogether in a snake pit of souls To throw your chains away To try to hang your hopes on the wind Today all we need is waiting