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Frail Grasp on the Big Picture Lyrics
Well ain't it a shame 'bout our short little memory
We never seem to learn the lessons of history We keep making the same mistakes - over and over and over and over again And then we wonder why we're in the shape we're in Good ol' boys down at the bar Peanuts and politics They think they know it all They don't know much of nothin' Even if one of 'em was to read a newspaper, cover to cover That ain't what's going on Journalism dead and gone Frail grasp on the big picture Light fading and the fog is getting thicker Frail grasp on the big picture Dark ages And you, my love-drunk friend All that red wine and candlelight Soulful conversations that go on until the dawn How many times can you tell your story How many hangovers can you endure - just to get some snogging done You're living in a hormone dream You don't have the slightest notion what long-term love is all about All your romantic liaisons don't deal with eternal questions like: "Who left the cap off the freakin' toothpaste?" "Whose turn to take the garbage out?" Frail grasp on the big picture You keep on rubbing that, you're gonna get a blister Frail grasp on the big picture I've seen it all before And we pray to our lord, who we know is American He reigns from on high He speaks to us through middlemen And he shepherds his flock We sing out and praise his name He supports us in war He presides over football games And the right will prevail All our troubles will be resolved We hold faith above all Unless there's money or sex involved Frail grasp on the big picture Nobody's calling them for roughing up the kicker It's a frail grasp on the big picture Heaven help us Frail grasp on the big picture All waiting for that miracle elixir Frail grasp on the big picture I don't wonder anymore Frail grasp on the big picture You brought her here, so go ahead and kiss her It's a frail grasp on the big picture
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01-04-2008
idk stuff like that
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02-20-2008
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04-25-2008
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09-12-2008
First part is pretty much how real journalism is dead and gone in America but that doesn't bother people of thinking they know it all.
Second part criticizes short-term relationships and "Who left the cap off the freakin' toothpaste?" "Whose turn to take the garbage out?" is just down-to-earth view on long-term relationship.
Third part is terrific insight into shallowness of people's religious views.
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05-23-2009
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