BoxCar Racer was a short-lived side project formed in 2002 by two members of the band blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. As lead member Tom DeLonge stated, "it was never a 'band' but rather a project" to experiment with and record ideas DeLonge felt did not fit with blink-182’s sound. Tom enlisted Travis Barker stating that the reason why he asked Barker to drum on the album is because he didn't want to pay for a studio drummer.
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Verse 1: B I watched the smoke F#/Bb As it grew darker G#m And blew up E through the roof B I watched the fed F#/Bb Saw them panic G#mE As the fire grew B I saw Virginia F#/Bb Get rid of Langley G#mE And its secrets too B I held your hand F#/Bb And sat there knowing G#mE That we'd make it through
Interlude: G#m--F#--E--Ebm-B-F#/Bb
Verse 2: B I saw this man F#/Bb Dispose of hunger G#mE And soap operas too B I saw this field F#/Bb That grew perfection G#mE Full of things you B do I saw this box F#/Bb Get rid of heartache G#m And cure cancer EB too When I awoke F#/Bb I sat there hoping G#mE This is what we'll do
Chorus 1: B If we can G#m We will leave a letter F# and this song for you B And we'll write G#m Once a day And put it F# through the sea To you BG#m We'll regret All those things F# we thought of but didn't ever do
Interlude:
Distortion: Ebm--G#m-Ebm-E(hold) x2
Acoustic: B/Eb--E-- x4
Chorus 2: B If we can G#m We will leave a letter F# and this song for you B And we'll write G#m Once a day And put it F# through the sea To you BG#m We'll regret All those things F# we thought of but didn't ever do BG#m When the sky Seems to clear F# Who will then be left G#m--F#--E--Ebm-B-F#/Bb x2 B(hold) but a few? Me and you