for me, this in an incredibly patriotic song. david byrne is basically saying that even though America and it's ideals are not good all the time, people should not give up on it. he knows America is not perfect, but he does know it can be pretty good in comparison to anything else.
for me, this in an incredibly patriotic song. david byrne is basically saying that even though America and it's ideals are not good all the time, people should not give up on it. he knows America is not perfect, but he does know it can be pretty good in comparison to anything else.