CGAG C G Gm You pick me up in the morning light C G Gm With a heavy head and sallow eyes C G Gm A ball of flesh and heavy bone C G Gm Known better days are kinda sore C G Gm I used to dream of leaving here C G Gm Now I just sleep away the fear C G Gm But nothing much ever came from me C G Gm A sack of empty promises F And if all these selfish thoughts would please just stop CGAG C G Gm Sometimes do you wish you could watch it burn? C G Gm Your life you've built and the things you own C G Gm How I dreamt of her again last night C G Gm And how I could put the past to right F Gm And if all these selfish thoughts would all just stop F Gm And leave a little room for someone else F Gm When all that it would help will fall behind C G Gm I used to dream of leaving here C G Gm But the roots that bind were mine to grow