Standard (EADGBE)

[Intro - pause]

When I was young my father would say

Time bends its back for no one my son

And bright skies they only fool a man who are blind

So look through the smile and see what's behind

Now that you left, all my dreams - drifted away

I try to move past but life's not the same

Pre-chorus

If I only knew then

the things I know now

I'd take it all back

and turn it around

Chorus

Cause I have so much to say and more to give today

this is no life to live (you gotta give)

Cause I have so much to say and more to give today

this is no life to live (you gotta give)

Must be a better way - a better way

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[v2]

Now I sit here in a cage all my own

It's a new life, it's a brand new home

It's made out of steel, it's built out of fear

It's closed up to you and it's part of the deal

Pre-chorus

Chorus

[Lead: 4x]

Bridge

Turn back the clock

and put it all back

I'll make the time last.

Chorus 2x