Intro: C C C C then C Am Em (x4) Verse: 1 C Am One day the kids will have a clue Em They can fill you in C Am Em G Research would have taken hours Verse: 2 C Am Walking backwards just to get Em To your present C Am G Where you might find common ground F Am C All your old friends F Am C Am Em C Am Em Scared of the end Verse: 3 C Am Em Maybe I'll write a dissertation Em Or keep it to myself C Am Em G Seems it's shorter every year Verse: 4 C Am What we're calling generations Em It's almost to the hour C Am G Do you remember when? F Am C Old man stay quiet F Am It's not your time C Am Way out I know Em G time to let go C Am G Who said it lasts forever? C Am These words play on Em G Long since I've gone C Am G It's heavy on my soul F Am C Last night I tried F Am For the last time C Am Way out I know Em G time to let go C Am G Who said it lasts forever? C Am These words play on Em G Long since I've gone C Am G It's heavy on my soul Outro: C Am Em (x2)