Back in the High Life Again

Back in the High Life Again

Song by Steve Winwood
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"Back in the High Life Again" is a 1986 single written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings and performed by Winwood. The song was included on his album Back in the High Life and included backing vocals by James Taylor and a prominent mandolin played by Winwood. "Back in the High Life Again" was Winwood's second number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, where it stayed for three weeks. It also reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Back in the High Life Again" received a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year in 1988.

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December 1986
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Unique Recording Studio
New York, Autumn 1985
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5:35 (Album Version)
4:20 (Single Version)
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IslandIS 303
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Steve Winwood
Will Jennings
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Lyrics

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 that 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

And I`ll drink and dance with one hand free

Let the world back into me

And on I`ll be a sight to see

Back in the high life again

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 `til the morning sun

And we`ll let the good times come in

And we won`t stop `til 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

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

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