G
F
I never meant to make it such a mess
G
C
I never thought that it would go this far
G
C
Cm
So I just stand here sorry
G
A
Searching for something to say
C
Something to say
C
D
G
C
Words fail, words fail
C
D
G
There's nothing I can say
G
C
G
C
G
C
I guess I thought I could be part of this
G
C
I never had this kind of thing before
G
C
Cm
I never had that perfect girl
G
A
C
Who somehow could see the good part of me
G
C
I never had the dad who stuck it out
G
C
No corny jokes or baseball gloves
G
C
Cm
No mom who just was there
G
A
D
'Cause mom was all that she had to be
Em
C
That's not a worthy explanation
G
D
I know there is none
Em
Bm
Am
D
Am
Nothing can make sense of all these things I've done
G
C
D
G
Words fail, words fail
C
F
There's nothing I can say
G
C
Except sometimes, you see everything you wanted
F
G
C
And sometimes, you see everything you wish you had
F
G
Am
G
And it's right there, right there, right there
C
In front of you
F
C
And you want to believe it's true
F
So you... make it true
G
C
F
And you think maybe everybody wants it
F
And needs it
C
a little bit
F
too
Fm
Bb
F
Bb
Db
C
G
Bb
Dm
Bb
This was just a sad invention
F
C
It wasn't real, I know
Dm
But we were happy
Am
Bb
I guess I couldn't let that go
F
I guess I couldn't give that up
Dm
I guess I wanted to believe
C
'Cause if I just believe
Bb
C
Dm
Then I don't have to see what's really there
Dm
No, I'd rather pretend I'm something better than
Bb
These broken parts
F
Pretend I'm something other than
C
This mess that I am
Dm
'Cause then I don't have to look at it
Bb
And no one gets to look at it
F
Bb
C
No, no one can really see
Am
F
G
'Cause I've learned to slam on the brake
C
F
G
Before I even turn the key
Am
F
G
Before I make the mistake
C
F
Am
G
Before I lead with the worst of me
C
F
Am
G
I never let them see the worst of me
C
F
G
'Cause what if everyone saw?
F
C
G
What if everyone knew?
C
F
G
Would they like what they saw?
F
C
F
G
Or would they hate it too?
Dm
G
C
F
Will I just keep on running away from what's true?
C
Dm
F
All I ever do is run
Dm
F
So how do I step in
C
Dm
F
C
Dm
F
Step into the sun?
C
Dm
F
C
Dm
F
Step into the sun
C
Dm
F
C
Dm
F