Standard (EADGBE)
Sitting awake before the morning sun
Only cause I couldnt fall asleep while the night was young
Im restless, cant call myself stressless
These past weeks have left me breathless and senseless
My brother from another mother lost a brother
My father lost his father, I lost a friend, something that I couldnt comprehend
Well never see these men again
Once upon a time life was so innocent
Were past the past
The now is now
The future will be here in a minute
But I dont care whats going down
Anyhow, I miss the time with the many smiles
When we could always stretch it for a little while
Now youre gone and it feels like Im alone
Oh god dammit, how I miss you so
Sometimes it will feel time can stop
Sometimes I feel like giving up
But then I hear a voice inside of me
Saying: "Better die with your chin up, than living on your knees"
Daydreaming is OK sometimes
But to face the facts really hurts
And when you finally feel the weight of your burden
Get up again if you kiss the dirt
Id rather live one day as a lion
Than live a hundred years as a sheep
Id rather reign in Hell than serve in Heaven
Live my dream out in reality and not in my sleep
The past is gone
The now is now
The future will be here in a minute
But I dont care whats going down, whats going down
People tell me: "Pick yourself up off the road"
Cant I just stay and get squashed like a little toad?
Theyll say you have a burden to carry
Somewhere along the line theres a girl to marry
But dont worry, Ill get up
I wont give it up even if it wont stop
Hurting in my heart now that were apart
My chronic pain is about to start, will it be hard?
Id rather live one day as a lion
Than live a hundred years as a sheep
Id rather reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven
Live my dream out in reality and not in my sleep
The past is gone
The now is now
The future will be here in a minute
But I dont care whats going down
Cause were past the past
The now is now
The future will be here in a minute
But I dont care whats going down
Anyhow...
Chords by Martin Simonsen