Intro C G F Em C G F Well it's a new year, with it comes new hopes and new fears Em Met a young man who was in tears, he asked me F G "What induces us to stay here?" C G I said, "I don't know much and I'm not lying C G But I think you just have to keep on trying." F Em C And I know I am naive, but if anything Am F That's what's going to save me G C That's what's going to save me C G C G Took a stroll around the neighborhood where the trees are swaying C G C G People passed in cars with their windows down, with a pop song playing F Em F A man walked by, walking back and forth the street with a drunken smile to go G Along F Em F G He stopped to look at me and say, "Child, don't fear doing things wrong." F G C Yet I am still afraid but if anything Am F That's what's going to save me G C That's what's going to save me Am D7 Now I have a lot to learn and I'm starting tonight F Em Got to stop looking at things like they're black and they're white Am D7 Got to write more songs of a little more, treat my friends better F Em Got to stop worrying about everything to the letter F Em And sometimes when it's too hard to go on F Em It just might be you that I call upon F Em C But I find it hard to believe, but if anything Am F That's what's going to save me G C That's what's going to save me F Tell me, tell me G C F G C Oh, what's going to save me?