Slight Figure of Speech Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Philsname32 

Cover art for Slight Figure of Speech lyrics by Avett Brothers, The

" A jet plane and a big idea I jump over the sea What ifs hot on my trail But that can't catch me, no"

Some of my favorite lyrics of all time. It reminds me of a trip to Europe I made that ultimately ended badly, but I went on a whim and big idea. The what ifs didn't catch up to me because I made the effort to go. What ifs can't catch you if you actually take the leap.