Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

2x

 They dragged me from the party kicking and screaming

 Clawing at the carpet and chewing up the scenery

Talking to my friends with no regard for decency

I couldn't tell you what I did, or what it meant to me

 But I keep finding all these pieces

Soon they start to form a picture

 And I can understand what I've done

 But it takes a long time

 to understand why

You made it home, but I was left on the road

 To sing songs, drink hard to fight fatigue and the cold

Sleep walking through the days

 Just waiting until the clock says it's time to let go

 Until it's time to give up again and pretend

I'm not bound by habit, I'm not a slave to my needs

 I choose to let go so I must be in control

 This must be who I want to be

 But it takes a long time

 to understand why

 It takes a long time

 to understand why

Constant effort, constant concentration

Constant concern, constant contemplation

Constantly checking my tone for accuracy

Constantly defining my inability

 It takes a long time

 to understand why

 It takes a long time

 to understand why

  It takes a long time