Look Long - Indigo Girls

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

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