G5
Sitting awake before the morning sun
Bb5
Only ?cause I couldn?t fall asleep while the night was young
G5
I?m restless, can?t call myself stressless
D5                                        D5  
These past weeks have left me breathless and senseless

G5
My brother from another mother lost a brother
      Bb5                                                                           G5
My father lost his father, I lost a friend, something that I couldn?t comprehend
We?ll never see these men again
D5                   D5
Once upon a time life was so innocent

G5
We?re past the past
Bb5
The now is now
       G5
The future will be here in a minute
                 D5                              D5
But I don?t care what?s going down

           G5
Anyhow, I miss the time with the many smiles
Bb5
When we could always stretch it for a little while
G5
Now you?re gone and it feels like I?m alone
D4.                        D5
Oh god dammit, how I miss you so

G5
Sometimes it will feel time can stop
Bb5
Sometimes I feel like giving up
Eb5
But then I hear a voice inside of me
              D5                                D5
Saying: "Better die with your chin up, than living on your knees"

G5
Daydreaming is OK sometimes
Bb5
But to face the facts really hurts
                        G5
And when you finally feel the weight of your burden
       D4.                          D5
Get up again if you kiss the dirt

                            G5
I?d rather live one day as a lion
                                Bb5
Than live a hundred years as a sheep
                            G5
I?d rather reign in Hell than serve in Heaven
                        D5                 D5
Live my dream out in reality and not in my sleep

G5
The past is gone
Bb5
The now is now
G5
The future will be here in a minute
                 D4.                           D5          /C5      /Bb5   /A5
But I don?t care what?s going down, what?s going down

G5
People tell me: "Pick yourself up off the road"
Bb5
Can?t I just stay and get squashed like a little toad?
G5
They?ll say you have a burden to carry
D5                                D5
Somewhere along the line there?s a girl to marry

G5
But don?t worry, I?ll get up
           Bb5
I won?t give it up even if it won?t stop
                      G5
Hurting in my heart now that we?re apart
                          D5                         D5
My chronic pain is about to start, will it be hard?

                            G5
I?d rather live one day as a lion
                                 Bb5
Than live a hundred years as a sheep
                           G5
I?d rather reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven
                        D5                 D5
Live my dream out in reality and not in my sleep

G5
The past is gone
Bb5
The now is now 
       G5
The future will be here in a minute
                 D5                           D5
But I don?t care what?s going down

                      G5
?Cause we?re past the past
Bb5
The now is now
       G5
The future will be here in a minute
                 D5                            D5
But I don?t care what?s going down
      G5
Anyhow... 




Chords by Martin Simonsen