How long? Is what you asked
How long do you think it's gonna last?
You at the corner store
You were stocking up before the storm
Stacked yourself against the odds
Talkin' back to an act of God
You and your clever mouth
You were laughing when the lights went out

I recall it all forever
How it found us where we lay
With our arms around each other
In the latterdays, in the latterdays

How high? Is what you said
How high do you think we're gonna get?
You at the water's edge
On the jetty when you were a kid
Passed around a plastic cup
Passed out spinning in the house where you grew up
You in your childhood bed
And the wildest dream you ever had

You recall it all forever
How it found ya where you lay
And you called out for your brother
In the latterdays, in the latterdays, in the latterdays

How high do you wanna go?
How high do you wanna get?
How high do you wanna get?

And we called out for our brothers
In the latterdays, in the latterdays
I recall it all forever
How we sheltered in our place
And we called out for our brothers
In those latterdays, in those latterdays
In those latterdays, in those latterdays, in those latterdays