G (320003@1)                             C2 (x32030@1)                                Em7
When we were younger we used to sit on my porch
               C2 (x32030@1)                  D (xx0232@1)                                        GAnd (320003@1)talk smack about girls and professional sports
G (320003@1)                   C2 (x32030@1)                              Em7                  C2 (x32030@1) D (xx0232@1)          GThere's (320003@1)a lot of things I wanted to say but never got a chance to find a way
G (320003@1)                                                                     C2Take (x32030@1)a good look at all of our high schools
                                 Em7                                     C2This (x32030@1)is the first reason that I wanna write you
                     D (xx0232@1)                                                GIt (320003@1)must be tough when society is messed up
                      C2 (x32030@1)                              D (xx0232@1)                    GGotta (320003@1)save money, please don't take it out on us

Pre-chorus:
G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)     C2 (x32030@1)       G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)      C2Do (x32030@1)they even know? Do they even know?

Chorus:
G (320003@1)                                                                           C2If (x32030@1)I was brave I'd write a letter to the president
                                                                                       Em7
And have him pass it to the leaders of our parliament
                         C2But (x32030@1)for now I won't say nothing
G (320003@1)                                                                                  C2From (x32030@1)all the kids who would stand in my residence
                                          Em7                                               C2Who (x32030@1)see this letter as a statement of our innocence but for now I won't say nothing

Now that we're older a brand new story unfolds
About God and the laws that we've always been told
There's a lot of things I wanted to say but never got a chance to find a way