It used to seem to me that my life ran on too fast
And I had to take it slowly just to make the good parts last
But when you're born to run it's so hard to just slow down
So don't be surprised to see me back in the bright part of town

I'll be back in the high life again
All the doors I closed one time will open up again
I'll be back in the high life again
All the eyes that watched me once, will smile and take me in

You used to be the best to make life be life to me
And I hope that you're still out there and you're like you used to be
We'll have ourselves a time
And we'll dance till the morning sun
And we'll let the good times come in
And we won't stop till we're done

We'll be back in the high life again
All the doors I closed one time will open up again
We'll be back in the high life again
All the eyes that watched us once will smile and take us in

And we'll drink and dance with one hand free
And have the world so easily
And oh we'll be a sight to see
Back in the high life again

High life
High life
In the high life again

We'll be back in the high life again
All the doors I closed one time will open up again
We'll be back in the high life again
All the eyes that watched us once, will smile and take us in

And we'll drink and dance with one hand free
And have the world so easily
And oh we'll be a sight to see
Back in the high life again

High life (back in the high life)
Oh we'll be back


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Back In The High Life Again Lyrics as written by Steve Winwood Will Jennings

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    I thnk this song is saying that he was once living for the present, but at some point he realized how much time had passed him by. He tried to slow his life down, only to find out that when you spend time dwelling on preserving time that you are missing out on the best things in life. He had a good thing going with a girl, but threw it away because he wasn't ready for commitment. Now, he wants to live the high life with her again. That is, living for the present and not worrying about the past or the future.

    Zepfreakon March 19, 2005   Link

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