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All the way all the way all the way to Nashville We talked about God and the Devil Everyone I know can sense Armageddon We want to believe in something we’re unsettled My grandfather had a telescope and a magnifying glass Through the scope on starry nights we saw forever And in the morning Florida sun I burned the grass with my magnifying glass Look long Look long Look long There’s a reason there’s a reason that they call it a Hail Mary It’s all or nothing on a prayer On the brink of loss we take our last shot With my shaky faith will you still be there My grandmother had Apollo mission glasses Etched in red white and blue commemoration I’m no AWOL patriot because I’ve dodged your party lines I will always love my troubled nation this beautiful land Look long Look long Look long Songtexte Me and Marsha went walking up in northern Minnesota On a night so freezing cold the earth stood still She talked about the prophecies and the future generations And said will you keep the faith I said I will I will I will So we argue and we wrestle and we claim conviction But we might as well be flipping coins More would be revealed if we’d adjust the focus On the shortest distance between two points Because these aren’t the best of times and they’re not the worst Just like the edge of the Earth is an illusion God bless our brave little hearts and our inherent limitations And our short-sighted plans and our collusion Look long Look long Look long Look long Look long Look long Aus Songtexte Mania