Bb
Days gone by the west coast waves crash up against the shore
Gm
Of a beach I haven't been to or at least can't remember no more
Eb
My love and constitutions they only get me so far
F
It doesn't take but one look up to know how hard it is to reach the
stars
Bb
And I've felt my share of loneliness still feel it now from time to time
Gm
I try to get some rest these issues tend to fade with morning light
Eb
But even if my darkness has decided where it stays
F
I suppose that I will close my eyes and try to find another way
Bb Gm Eb F
Is it love that keeps me planted here or the fear of something new
Bb Gm Eb F
Won't come along if I leave either way I don't know what to do
Bb Gm Eb F
I've tried my best to figure out those pieces that I lack
Eb F Gm
Now I feel all that I've lost pulling me back
Eb F Bb
Oh yes I feel all that I've lost pulling me back
Bb
Seashells on the east-coast find them buried in the sand
Gm
Of a beach I haven't been to but you said you hope one day I can
Eb
All the inspirations you've amounted in your life
F
They find their way right back to me through quotes and colors that you live by
Bb
And is it through the regrets or achievements in your life
Gm
That you manifest the compass that will try to steer me in the right
Eb
Direction is a funny thing when tides and currents change
F
It's a burden that I carry one you've carried all the same
Bb Gm Eb F
Just a number's number cycling through everything
Bb Gm Eb F
Finding what escaped you in those days
Bb Gm Eb F
And it isn't that I want to live the life you never did
Eb F Gm
It's just for my sake I will learn from your mistakes
Eb F Bb
Oh it's for my sake I will learn from your mistakes