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It'll Be A Long Time Lyrics

All this time has whittled away
Like so many days in one
Back and forth the leaders sway
Backing it up with guns

Superpowers flex their wings
Hold the world on puppet strings
Egos will feed while citizens bleed
That's always the way it goes

When will the world listen to reason
I've got a feeling it'll be a long time
When will the truth come in to season
I've got a feeling it'll be a long time

All they want is what they can defend
Before their time is up
Make the same mistakes all again
Heard it all before

Superpowers flex their wings
Hold the world on puppet strings
Egos will feed while citizens bleed
That's always the way it goes

When will the world listen to reason
I've got a feeling it'll be a long time
When will the truth come in to season
I've got a feeling it'll be a long time

Well if they tried maybe they'd see
It'd do a little good to let the world be free
Handshake and a smile gets you on through
Then turn it all around with a suicide move

But you know it's not fooling anyone but me
You gotta make yourself see what you want to see

Superpowers flex their wings
Hold the world on puppet strings
Egos will feed while citizens bleed
That's always the way it goes

When will the world listen to reason
I've got a feeling it'll be a long time
When will the truth come in to season
I've got a feeling it'll be a long time
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This song is sweet....it puts me in the racing mood

Cover art for It'll Be A Long Time lyrics by Offspring, The

Case in point - the Bush Administration

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another kick ass offspring song w/ an obvious meaning. the song is about how the gov't screws up the world, and the common man is blind to it. it's true though- it'll be a long time before the world changes for the better

Cover art for It'll Be A Long Time lyrics by Offspring, The

This song was out before bush.... it was released in 94....which, at the time, was Clinton

Cover art for It'll Be A Long Time lyrics by Offspring, The

It doesn't have to be a specific administration or power, this is a general view on all bureaucracy, capitalism, corruption and power struggles.

Cover art for It'll Be A Long Time lyrics by Offspring, The

noone said it was about bush.

Cover art for It'll Be A Long Time lyrics by Offspring, The

Relinquo1 was using the Bush Administration as an example.

Cover art for It'll Be A Long Time lyrics by Offspring, The

The bridge is the best fucking part of this song. When the riff speeds up more every time it comes around. Unf.

Cover art for It'll Be A Long Time lyrics by Offspring, The

The song is about The Cold War, looking at the lyrics and listening to the song makes it obvious

The “suicide move” is nuclear war