Released1997
Duration5:08
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This was one of three new songs Boston recorded for their Greatest Hits album. This track features their original lead singer Brad Delp, who left the band in the early '90s.
Boston leader Tom Scholz wrote this with bass player David Sikes. The "Higher Power" is a concept in Alcoholics Anonymous to help participants deal with their addiction. In this song, Delp sings about looking beyond himself for guidance.
The song includes a Catholic prayer right before the guitar solo. It is the "Serenity Prayer," written by Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971).
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