Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Sometimes I wonder where I'd be

If all my friends abandoned me

On a vessel out to sea,

 Took every lifeboat and they ran

It's funny how we'd switch our roles

With empty cabins, empty hulls

And all the food filled up with mold,

 I'd stand on deck without a hand

 Feeling so much bigger than I am

And so I dim the lights, and I crack a beer

I think to myself about things

 I'd said I'd do this year

Growing old never takes it's toll until you're losing

 Track of all things you won't ever have back again

(Same chords as first verse)

Five minutes pass and I get scared

I take the ladder, than the stairs

Trying hard to get some air

Inside these lungs that I neglect

I grip the wheel and try to turn

I never looked, I never learned

Just playing captain to my kind,

To think it never crossed my mind

Please forgive me, I want to go home

Wake me up now, I'm so tired of being lonely

Strips of moonlight in the clouds are breaking through

I'll be dreaming, baby I'll be dreaming of you

(Same chords as verse 1)

After a night without a mate

I hung my head and loved my fate

Counted the hairs upon my face,

I never thought I'd have the time

But when the day came to an end

I missed my family and my friends

All driven out by my control

If everyone knew what they told

I wouldn’t be so bold, I wouldn’t act so old

Hey, honey, I wouldn’t stay so cold

(Same chords as Chorus)

And so I dim the lights, and I crack a beer

I think to myself about things

I'd said I'd do this year

Growing old never takes it's toll until you're losing

Track of all things you won't ever have back again

And there’s so many of them

Interlude

 Then one morning I awoke

Inside a clearing in the smoke

 My fist like quarters, scratching wax off of my eyes

 I hit the door then I hit the roof

 I bit my tongue, I broke a tooth

 I saw a landing to the left of the sunrise

 And I cried: please forgive me, I want to go home

Wake me up now, I’m so tired of being lonely

Strips of moonlight in the clouds are breaking through

I’ll be dreaming, baby I’ll dreaming

I’ll be dreaming, baby I’ll dreaming

I’ll be dreaming, baby I’ll be dreaming of you

Outro = intro