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Hope and Glory

(ARZ)
August 1, 2009
Steve Adams and Merrill Hale
We are both the BIGGEST ELP fans on this planet. And as far as ELP tunes go, there is none better than Pirates. Hope and Glory has a bit of that spirit in it.
Verse:
Woke up this morning rolled out of my bed
Brewed a cup, I drank it in dread
Another day, another dime, living life like I’m dead inside
I need to know, need to know why, we lead (live) our lives in this constant lie

Verse:
I’m done, I’m quittin’ this life’s not for me
I seek my fortune, I seek to be free
This step ahead I make in haste
This method and (this) madness, it cannot wait

Chorus:
I’ve got my hope, I’ve got my dream
To find the worlds that lie in-between
The day has come, to stay and fight
To battle, to war, for that which is right

Verse:
A man with a mission, my path is made clear
To seek the way to what I hold dear
So many roads I’ve traveled far, to seek my hope, to follow this star
A gleaming light, so strong, so true, I seek the hardships that give me the truth

A moment of your time, I beg you to hear
I’m compelled to wander this earthbound sphere
Like a flash I see the moment is now
This hope, this glory, this power I’ve found

Chorus:
I’ve got my hope, I’ve got my dream
To find the worlds that lie in-between
The day has come, to stay and fight
To battle, to war, for that which is right

Bridge:
I’ve got a place in this world, I have a home
My reason for being is purely my own
The day has come my friend, to stay and fight
To battle, to war, for that which is right