F#5
Well i know i
G#5
Swear i know your face
F5 F#5
I wish i knew your name

F#5
I wish i could take you by the hand
F#5 G#5
If i could name it, if i could just explain it
F5 F#5
If i could only help you, help you understand

F#5
Well i can
G#5
I can see that you're hurting
F5
Weighed down like a beast of burden about to break your back
F#5
God only knows that you're human
G#5
So what are they trying to do then?
F5 F#5
Believe me, they don't understand
C#5 Bb5
That you have the weight of the world today
F5 G#5
It's on your back
C#5 Bb5
A heavy load like that is gonna hold you back
F5 G#5
It's gonna drag you down

F#5
You know it just can't last
C#5
It just can
G#5
You know it just can't last.

F#5
You know it just can't last
C#5
It just can
G#5
You know it just can't last.

F#5 G#5
Well they thought they could use you
F5 F#5
Push you down and abuse you and what's so sad
F#5 G#5
Is you've decided to hide all your feelings
F5 F#5
Got more pain than you can deal with but ask yourself, how can this last?

C#5 Bb5
I know you have the weight of the world today
F5 G#5
It's on your back
C#5 Bb5
A heavy load like that is gonna hold you back
F5 G#5
It's gonna drag you down

F#5
You know it just can't last
C#5
It just can
G#5
You know it just can't last.

F#5
You know it just can't last
C#5
It just can
G#5
You know it just can't last..

F#5
You know it just can't last
C#5
It just can?t last

F#5
You know, you know, you know, you know...
C#5
They don?t understand

F#5
You know that, they
C#5
They don?t understand
F#5
You know, you know, you know, you know...
C#5
They don?t understand