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