The Waterboys' album version
Somewhere out there beyond the limits
There's a story being told, he's in it
He's still moving, he's still able
To lay some old magic on the table
Ten years gone, so long
Ten years gone
His boots are muddy, his eyes are crazy
He's like somebody setting blazes
Still got the courage of his convictions
But these days they just cover for his addictions
Ten years gone, so long
Ten years gone
Dressed all in denim, still looking funky
He stole this maxim from a junkie
To flee from horror bury yourself in it
Yeah, he's out there somewhere beyond the limit
Ten years gone, so long
Ten years gone, so long, so long
Somewhere out there beyond the limits, man, there's a story being told, a movie being made and he's in it, man. He's still moving, he's still grooving, he's still able somehow to bring some of that old magic to the table
Ten years gone
Ten years gone
So long, so long, so long (so long gone)
(So long gone)
Ten years gone
Ten years gone
(So long gone)
Ten years gone
(So long gone)
TEN YEARS GONE is a song written by The Waterboys founding member, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Michael Scott and released by The Waterboys on their 2025 album Life, Death And Dennis Hopper. The above lyrics are for The Waterboys' album version of TEN YEARS GONE as released in 2025.
TEN YEARS GONE features a guest appearance by Bruce Springsteen on vocals -- the spoken parts above in bold. A Wild And Beautiful Ride, a 50-minute film released to accompany the Life, Death And Dennis Hopper album, was screened on 04 Apr 2025 at the Irish Film Institute in Dublin, Ireland. In an interview that followed the screening, Michael Scott explained that Springsteen had sent him three takes of the spoken word part, from which Scott edited what ended up on the record.
Life, Death And Dennis Hopper is the sixteenth studio album by British folk rock group The Waterboys, produced by The Waterboys members Brother Paul, Famous James, and Mick Puck. The record is a concept album about actor and director Dennis Hopper's life. "The arc of [Hopper's] life was the story of our times," Mike Scott said in a statement.
The album was officially announced on 06 Jan 2025. It was released on 04 Apr 2025 on Sun Records. It's available on CD and vinyl, as well as digital download and streaming.
As far as it's known, Bruce Springsteen has never performed TEN YEARS GONE live.
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TEN YEARS GONE [The Waterboys' album version]