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However Long Lyrics by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

2009

[Verse 1]
See the man with the military mind
Trying to make us all afraid all the time
Trying to make us all stay inside and lock our doors and windows
See the man's got too much to count
Tryin' to recollect the Sermon on the Mount
Blessed are the poor when they're all swinging from the gallows
[Pre-Chorus]
But I ain't afraid no more
I ain't afraid no more
I ain't afraid no more
No, I ain't afraid
[Chorus]
'Cause however long the night, the dawn will break again
We'll be around when you have lost your oldest friends
There's nothing you can say or do to us to drown out this amen
'Cause however long the night, the dawn will break again
[Verse 2]
See the poet with nothing left to say
Starin' down at blank pages all day
Let the alcohol take you away and sleep the way the fools do
See the beast with the gasoline hand
Breathing fire, drawing lines in the sand
Pray we find ourselves a better plan or die the way we used to
[Pre-Chorus]
But I ain't afraid no more
I ain't afraid no more
I ain't afraid no more
No, I ain't afraid
[Chorus]
However long the night, the dawn will break again
We'll be around when they have found your next of kin
There's nothing you can do or say to us to drown out this amen
'Cause however long the night, the dawn will break again
[Bridge]
See the woman with the roses in her hair
Bring me lovin' when it's too much bear
Tell me I can make a difference this time
All I gotta do is make it all rhyme
[Chorus]
However long the night, the dawn will break again
And we'll be around when they have found your next of kin
There's nothing you can do or say to us to drown out this amen
'Cause however long the night, the dawn will break again
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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

About “However Long” by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

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"However Long" appears on "Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit" in 2009.

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