Intro: G C G C
G
You wish upon the ceiling,
C
'cause it's all that you can see
Em C
and when it doesn't answer you denounce it bitterly.
G C
You've found yourself someplace that's not a place at all.
Em C
But you can't leave till you confess; you stood no chance at all.
Am Em Bm C
It's not really giving in; if you were never gonna win.
G C
G
When you wear your work clothes,
C
you feel like such a fraud.
Em C
Is your only validation to hear someone applaud?
G
You're waiting for approval,
C
that's never gonna come.
Em
You want some adoration,
C
well, doesn't everyone.
Am Em C
You don't deserve anymore than what you earn.
Am D G
You say you don't want to be just like everybody else,
A C
just like everybody else says.
G C
Is every path you come across nearly beat to death?
Em
The hour's not just running late
C
it's weak and out of breath.
G C
Holding on to something that's just a wish at best.
Em
A tired dream,
C
a waste of time that should be put to rest,
G
but you won't let it rest.
C G
You can't let it rest.
C G C
you won't let it rest.