(capo 5? casa) E5 G5 He had a black eye C5 He was proud of G5 Like some of his friends D5 E5 It made him feel somewhere outside E5 C5 C5 D5 G5 Of everything and everywhere he'd been Like his brothers He emptied himself And played it safe Like their father He wanted to remember But he almost always Forgot what he was gonna say D5 E5 E5 C5 D5 Black eye G5 Black eye When he realized That this one was here to stay He took down All the mirrors in the hallway And thought only of his younger face Black eye Black eye