Verse
C G Dm Am
The kettle’s on the stovetop, it’s been steaming for a while
C G Dm Am
The toast is in the toaster and the bread is getting dry
C G Dm Am
And all I want to do is lay on this bed alone
C G Dm Am
Forget about my past and leave the future alone
C G Dm Am
Oh this well is dried up, this floor is run and gone
C G Dm Am
You told me we would be together, but baby you were wrong
C G Dm Am
The storm is getting closer, the house will never hold
C G Dm Am
I’ll lay here forever and let the stories unfold
Verse
C G Dm Am
The grass is getting longer, the flowers are getting old
C G Dm Am
My arms are getting weaker, I can’t hold onto this load
C G Dm Am
I tried so hard to fight, my memory is strong
C G Dm Am
The past is catching up on me when everything is wrong
Bridge
C G Dm Am
Oh, I’m running through this field, you’re chasing me from behind
C G Dm Am
I need to forget about when everything seemed right
C G Dm Am
You were so gentile, you were so nice
C G Dm Am
You lifted me up in your arms and made sure everything was alright
C G Dm Am
Oh this well is dried up, this floor is run and gone
C G Dm Am
You told me we would be together, but baby you were wrong
C G Dm Am
The storm is getting closer, the house will never hold
C G Dm Am
I’ll lay here forever and let the stories unfold
C G Dm Am
Oh this well is dried up, this floor is run and gone
C G Dm Am
You told me we would be together, but baby you were wrong
C G Dm Am
The storm is getting closer, the house will never hold
C G Dm Am
I’ll lay here forever and let the stories unfold
C G Dm Am
Oh I’ll lay here forever and let the stories be told