[Intro]
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[Verse]
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I went to high school with that kid
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He was even strange back then
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The type whose eyes don't leave the floor
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Blend in with the cement
[Verse]
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I felt so bad for that kid
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One day I saw his face turn green
G
And as he tumbled to the floor
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The thought of reaching out never occurred to me
[Chorus]
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Why don't we open up
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Knowing that we all falter?
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When will we learn
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To reach out for each other?
[Verse]
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He lived out on the edge of town
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And I'm pretty sure he had a brother
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It seemed that boy could walk for days
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I suspect to avoid his mother
[Verse]
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And I always knew he had it bad
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Tougher than any of us others did
G
Still, I never asked him how he was doing
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What could I do? I was just a kid
[Chorus]
Bm D Bm
Why don't we open up
D Bm
Knowing that we all falter?
Em D/F# G
When will we learn
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To reach out for each other?
[Verse]
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So, now he's the new town bum
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He talks to himself and picks up cans all day
G
And when my kids ask me about him
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What'll I say? What'll I say?
[Outro]
Bm D Bm
Why don't we open up
D Bm
Knowing that we, we all falter?
Em
And when will we learn?
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When will we learn to open up
D Bm
Knowing that we all falter?
Em
When will we learn? (When will we learn?)
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I said, when will we learn?
D/F# G
When will we learn