Gm
Sitting awake before the morning sun
Bb/F
Only ?cause I couldn?t fall asleep while the night was young
Gm/Eb
I?m restless, can?t call myself stressless
Dsus4                                        D  
These past weeks have left me breathless and senseless

Gm
My brother from another mother lost a brother
      Bb/F                                                                           Gm/Eb
My father lost his father, I lost a friend, something that I couldn?t comprehend
We?ll never see these men again
Dsus4                   D
Once upon a time life was so innocent

Gm
We?re past the past
Bb/F
The now is now
       Gm/Eb
The future will be here in a minute
                 Dsus4                              D
But I don?t care what?s going down

           Gm
Anyhow, I miss the time with the many smiles
Bb/F
When we could always stretch it for a little while
Gm/Eb
Now you?re gone and it feels like I?m alone
Dsus4.                        D
Oh god dammit, how I miss you so

Gm
Sometimes it will feel time can stop
Bb/F
Sometimes I feel like giving up
Eb
But then I hear a voice inside of me
              Dsus4                                D
Saying: "Better die with your chin up, than living on your knees"

Gm
Daydreaming is OK sometimes
Bb/F
But to face the facts really hurts
                        Gm/Eb
And when you finally feel the weight of your burden
       Dsus4.                          D
Get up again if you kiss the dirt

                            Gm
I?d rather live one day as a lion
                                Bb/F
Than live a hundred years as a sheep
                            Gm/Eb
I?d rather reign in Hell than serve in Heaven
                        Dsus4                 D
Live my dream out in reality and not in my sleep

Gm
The past is gone
Bb/F
The now is now
Gm/Eb
The future will be here in a minute
                 Dsus4.                           D          /C      /Bb   /A
But I don?t care what?s going down, what?s going down

Gm
People tell me: "Pick yourself up off the road"
Bb/F
Can?t I just stay and get squashed like a little toad?
Gm/Eb
They?ll say you have a burden to carry
Dsus4                                D
Somewhere along the line there?s a girl to marry

Gm
But don?t worry, I?ll get up
           Bb/F
I won?t give it up even if it won?t stop
                      Gm/Eb
Hurting in my heart now that we?re apart
                          Dsus4                         D
My chronic pain is about to start, will it be hard?

                            Gm
I?d rather live one day as a lion
                                 Bb/F
Than live a hundred years as a sheep
                           Gm/Eb
I?d rather reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven
                        Dsus4                 D
Live my dream out in reality and not in my sleep

Gm
The past is gone
Bb/F
The now is now 
       Gm/Eb
The future will be here in a minute
                 Dsus4                           D
But I don?t care what?s going down

                      Gm
?Cause we?re past the past
Bb/F
The now is now
       Gm/Eb
The future will be here in a minute
                 Dsus4                            D
But I don?t care what?s going down
      Gm
Anyhow... 




Chords by Martin Simonsen