[Verse 1]
G Cadd9 G
Little boy's supposed to do what he's told
G Cadd9 G
Little girl's supposed to polish her toes
Em
Maybe they're together when
Cadd9 G
they're older and all grown up
G Cadd9 G
Daddy's supposed to put bread on the table
G Cadd9 G
Daddy's gone and your mama ain't able
Em Cadd9 G
Are you hungry when the money's all run out
[Chorus]
D
Tell me little dear if you only lived here
Cadd9 G
Did you really ever live at all
D
Cause you'd be amazed in the summer how the days
Cadd9 G
Of the spring turn into fall
Em
Just listen to your brother
D G Em
You can run in the cover of the night sky when it falls
D
I know that you think that you're growing
G
But you're just tall
[Verse 2]
G Cadd9 G
A really pretty girl in a really small town
G Cadd9 G
Easy to believe you that you never settle down
Em Cadd9 G
Mama told your mama just to say not long ago
G Cadd9 G
You want a baby the same as your friends
G Cadd9 G
Ring'll find on your finger and your story will end
Em Cadd9 G
You'll be lookin' 'round wonder where did the time go
[Chorus]
D
Tell me little dear if you only lived here
Cadd9 G
Did you really ever live at all
D
Cause you'd be amazed in the summer how the days
Cadd9 G
Of the spring turn into fall
Em
Just listen to your brother
D G Em
You can run in the cover of the night sky when it falls
D
I know that you think that you're growing
G
But you're just tall
[Bridge]
Am D
Woah-oh
G Em
Don't you think I know
Am D Em
There never was a red light in our town
Am D
Woah-oh
G Em
I hate to say I told you so
Am D G
But you got to go right now
[Chorus]
D
Tell me little dear if you only lived here
Cadd9 G
Did you really ever live at all
D
Cause you'd be amazed in the summer how the days
Cadd9 G
Of the spring turn into fall
Em
Just listen to your brother
D G Em
You can run in the cover of the night sky when it falls
D
I know that you think that you're growing
G
But you're just tall