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The Last Ten Years (Superman) Lyrics
Oh the last ten years, it's been quite trip.
Over thirty-six-hundred spins around without a cosmic slip.
But within the realm of our atmosphere,
We're about as out of whack as we've ever been in a million years.
We watched the Y2K scare in a panic,
We watched as time proved Nostrodamus wrong.
we watched as Mother Nature shook the planet,
And cellular replaced the telephone.
We lost Charlie Brown, Ray Charles and Johnny Cash.
We even lost Superman.
Well the last ten years, look at the hills we've climbed.
The best golfer's black, the best rapper's white and it's about damn time.
But we best beware, there's a brand new fight, you see,
And I hate to say we might be our own worst enemy.
We watched Oklahoma sifting through the damage.
We watched a US President get caught.
We watched shareholders watch their savings vanish.
We all cried when we watched those towers fall.
We lost Minnie Pearl, Ron Reagan and Sam I Am.
We even lost Superman.
Expensive gas and free downloads,
The dot-com boom and reality shows.
What's gonna happen next is anybody's guess.
Satellite radio and hybrid cars,
Hand-held computers and a trip to Mars.
It's all become a part of who we are
In the last ten years.
In the last ten years
We lost George Harrison, John Paul and June Carter-Cash.
Hell, we even lost Superman.
Gonna miss you, Chris.
Over thirty-six-hundred spins around without a cosmic slip.
But within the realm of our atmosphere,
We're about as out of whack as we've ever been in a million years.
We watched the Y2K scare in a panic,
We watched as time proved Nostrodamus wrong.
we watched as Mother Nature shook the planet,
And cellular replaced the telephone.
We lost Charlie Brown, Ray Charles and Johnny Cash.
We even lost Superman.
The best golfer's black, the best rapper's white and it's about damn time.
But we best beware, there's a brand new fight, you see,
And I hate to say we might be our own worst enemy.
We watched Oklahoma sifting through the damage.
We watched a US President get caught.
We watched shareholders watch their savings vanish.
We all cried when we watched those towers fall.
We lost Minnie Pearl, Ron Reagan and Sam I Am.
We even lost Superman.
The dot-com boom and reality shows.
What's gonna happen next is anybody's guess.
Satellite radio and hybrid cars,
Hand-held computers and a trip to Mars.
It's all become a part of who we are
In the last ten years.
We lost George Harrison, John Paul and June Carter-Cash.
Hell, we even lost Superman.
Gonna miss you, Chris.
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This song is about the events that have happened over the last ten years. Kenny Rogers is looking back and reflecting on all of the important events that have changed our world, our view on life, and the way we live. All of the advancements in technology, scandals in the U.S. Presidency and human losses that have taken place over the last decade.
To add on to what xfact said, this song is also about Christopher Reeve. Kenny Rogers mentions Superman in each verse and also the last line of the song (spoken) is 'Gonna miss you Chris'