John Hiatt

Blue Telescope

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I've got a blue telescope, I'm looking at the world tonight
Through a blue telescope; I wish I may, I wish I might
Not see what I see - sheet metal on sheets of ice
Looking through this blue telescope down a moonstruck road tonight

Blue breath on my windshield, I came to a frozen place
She shivered when I said goodbye; I wish I didn't have to face
Her in that rear-view mirror, though she lives in the heart of me
Looking through this blue telescope
I guess she'll always be a star to me

The heavens vast and wide
Wait to escort the bride
She lifts her wedding veil
Her breath a lonesome vapor trail

I got this blue telescope, I'm looking for her tonight
Through a blue telescope; tell me, why must the blue angels fight?
Taking one last shot at Heaven while they slip stream through Paradise
Looking through this blue telescope down a moonstruck road tonight
I'm looking through this blue telescope down a moonstruck road tonight

I've got a blue telescope
Blue telescope

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songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012

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Blue Telescope by John Hiatt

The song's lyrics depict the struggles and sadness John feels remembering the blue telescope he received from his father as a Christmas present when John was a young boy. For years, John would gaze through the telescope searching the night skies, searching the heavens above. John suffered great sadness because he felt he could never see any of the breathtaking views of the heavens others could see with their telescopes. Years later, when John turned 45, he realized-too late, that he had failed to remove the lens cap.

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