[Verse]
C F C
Peter Pan could never understand
Am G G7
Why Wendy Darling wanted more than Neverland
C F C
But a lost boy always makes it on his own
Am G G7
So he never grew up and he ended up alone
F G C Am
But I would rather have you sittin' here next to me
D7 G G7
Telling bedtime stories and singing harmony
C Am F G
Because that river is deep and that river is wide
C Am F G
And I'm a gonna need you child to be my guide
F C F C
And if we're gonna make it to the other side
E7 F G C
It's gonna take more than just coming along for ride
C F C
When Odysseus sailed to sea
Am G G7
He left behind Penelope
C F C
She waited years, patiently
Am G G7
For him to come back from his Odyssey
F G C Am
But I would rather have you sittin' here next to me
D7 G G7
Lookin' at the map and tellin' us where we oughta to be
C F C
Tom Sawyer loved Becky Thatcher
Am G G7
And he spent his days tryin' catch her
C F C
But When Huck Finn came on the scene
Am G G7
Tom left Becky waiting up stream
F G C Am
But I would rather have you sittin' here next to me
D7 G G7
Makin' hollyhock dolls under a cherry tree
[Outro]
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