Written by James Russell Mercer
D A D A Well this is just a simple song D A D A To say what you've done D A D A I told you about all those fears D A D And the way they did run A G Your show must be strong And you feel like an ocean D A D A D They'd want by the sun D A D A When I was just 9 years old D A D A I swear that I dreamt D A D A Your face on a football field D A D And a kiss that I kept A G Under my vest D A D Apart from everything but the heart in my chest Bm D G I know that things can really get rough When you go it alone Bm D G Don't go thinking you gotta be tough To play like a stone Bm D G Could be there's nothing else in our lives So critical As this little hole D A D A My life in an upturned boat D A D A Marooned on a cliff D A D A You brought me a great big flood D A D And you gave me a lift A G To care, what a gift And you tell me with your tongue And you're breath was in my lungs Bm And you float over the rift D G I know that things can really get rough When you go it alone Bm D G Don't go thinking you gotta be tough To play like a stone Bm D G Could be there's nothing else in our lives So critical As this little hole BRIDGE: G Bm G D G Bm G G D A D A Well this'll be a simple song D A D A To say what you've done D A D A I told you about all those fears D A D And the way they did run A G Your show must be strong And you feel like an ocean D They'd want by the sun Bm D G Remember walking a mile to your house A glow in the dark Bm D G I made a fumbly play for your heart And the extra, a spark Bm D G You're are a trauma, a chain that I stole Especial for you Bm D G Love's just a delicate thing that we'd do We've nothing to prove D Which I never knew