Written by Glen Hansard
Intro: Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Do do do doooo Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Come on my little ruin won’t you open up and let us in? Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Time has not been kind but you're still standing here G Bm Leave a light on in your window, won’t you let me see a sign? G Bm It’s gonna take more than smoke and mirrors now for me this time Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Come on, my little sorrow, won’t you sing yourself a different song? Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 The melody that made you is now a worn-out sing-along G Bm Everybody’s looking at you, but I can’t stand to watch G Bm I’ve seen this scene come and go too much A Em7 A And oh, how you struggle through the hours, way-yeah-eah A Em7 A your sorrow leading the way, hay-yeah-eah A Em7 G And as you stood there among the cowards... you were letting them win Bm A G But I’m not gonna stand aside and watch them tear you up Bm A G no I’m not, cause you're better than they are and I can’t say it enough... Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 that’s enough "what are you doing?" Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Come on my little ruin won’t you build yourself back up again? Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Won’t you take the time you were given, you promised it to yourself G Bm You could stand among the best of them if you could hold your own G Bm But no-one's gonna do it for you now, but you and you alone A Em7 A And oh, how you struggle with your power, way-yeah-eah A Em7 A And keep your back tight to the wall, hay-yeah-eah A Em7 G And as you were counted among the cowards ...they didn’t see you at all Bm A G Now you're caught on a rising wave, and I can’t get you off Bm A G But I’m not gonna stand aside and watch them tear you up Bm A No, I’m not, cause you're better than they are, you're better than they are G You're better than they are, you're better than they are Bm A G you're better than they are, and I can’t say it enough Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 that’s enough "what are you do-------ing?" Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 "what are you do-------ing?" Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Come on my little ruin won’t you tell me where the feeling’s gone? Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 There's nothing lost between us, you can come back anytime you want