You're Gonna Go Far

Album: Stick Season (We'll All Be Here Forever) (2023)
Charted: 60 86
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  • The only time I got to praying for a red light
    Was when I saw your destination as a deadline
    "This is normal conversation, babe, it's all fine"
    Making quiet calculations where the fault lies
    This is good land, or at least it was
    It takes a strong hand and a sound mind

    The college kids are getting so young, ain't they?
    They're correcting all the grammar on a spray paint
    And I even gave up driving after nightfall
    I got tired of the frat boys with the brights on
    This is good land, or at least it was
    It takes a strong hand and a sound mind (a sound mind)

    It makes me smile to know when things get hard
    Ooh, you'll be far
    Ooh, you'll be far from here
    And while I clean shit up in the yard
    Ooh, you'll be far
    Ooh, you'll be far, far from here

    So, pack up your car, put a hand on your heart
    Say whatever you feel, be wherever you are
    We ain't angry at you, love
    You're the greatest thing we've lost
    The birds will still sing
    Your folks will still fight
    The boards will still creak
    The leaves will still die
    We ain't angry at you, love
    We'll be waiting for you, love

    And we'll all be here forever
    And we'll all be here forever
    Sure will

    We're overdue for a revival
    Spent so long just getting by
    But that's the thing about survival
    Who the hell, who the hell likes livin' just to die?
    You told me you would make a difference
    I got drunk and shut you down
    And it won't be of your own volition
    If you step foot out of this town

    But it's all we've had
    For always

    So, pack up your car, put a hand on your heart
    Say whatever you feel, be wherever you are
    We ain't angry at you, love
    You're the greatest thing we've lost
    The birds will still sing
    Your folks will still fight
    The boards will still creak
    The leaves will still die
    We ain't angry at you, love
    We'll be waiting for you, love

    We'll all be here forever
    And we'll all be here forever

    You're gonna go far
    You're gonna go far
    You're gonna go far
    You're gonna go far (you're gonna go far)
    Yes, you are

    If you wanna go (if you wanna go) far
    Then you gotta go (then you gotta go) far
    You gotta go far Writer/s: Noah Kahan
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Paul from Orlando, FloridaThis song is very popular on TikTok, especially the chorus. It's often used in tribute videos for people that have died.
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