Am Em
Verse The past is not my friend he says he’s got it in for me
F C G
He stopped me long ago from being who I wanna be
Am Em
I’ve struggled for so long by doing what the others said
F C G
So I’ll just live my life but first I’m gonna rest my head
Am Em
So wake me up and let me know when the past has let me go
F C G
So I can be the man I wanna be
Am Em
And I know it might take time but I know somewhere down the line
F C G
They’re gonna see the good in me
Am Em
Verse All the crazy money had been bet that I’d succeed
F C G
But it’s hard to beat the odds when you are up against your greed
Am Em
All the crazy faces wrote me off some time ago
F C G
Except the crazy people that I’ve tried hard not to know
Am Em
So wake me up and let me know when the past has let me go
F C G
So I can be the man I wanna be
Am Em
And I know it might take time but I know somewhere down the line
F C G
They’re gonna see the good in me
Instum Am Em F C G x2
Am Em
Bridge They all point the finger and they all laugh at me
F C G
While sitting on their fortune of fools gold
Am Em
So unaware of what is seen by the likes of me
F C G
I’m going to make sure that they’re told
Am Em
So wake me up and let me know when the past has let me go
F C G
So I can be the man I wanna be
Am Em
And I know it might take time but I know somewhere down the line
F C G
They’re gonna see the good in me
Am Em
So wake me up and let me know when the past has let me go
F C G
I’ll be the man they’d said I’d never be
Am Em
So stop me sleeping when it’s time to wake these dreams of mine
F C G Am
They’re gonna see the good in me, in me_________
Outro Am Em F C G