Intro:
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Do you recall the best years of your life?
Well we try, well we try, well we try.
A
Every man has a past, and she now seems content
because she's moving to London to be with her kids...
D
When you were away, I started over again.
When you were away, I started over again!
A
Well, I'll worry about what my father's going to say
when he comes home from work. I can take it--
G
--take it in a Midwest town with the family intact.
We went to Catholic school, the military brats.
A
We stayed outside all night with our loafers all scuffed;
the loosened-up ties, the neighborhood toughs.
G
We weren't alone much, and Sundays were hell,
but if we made it back from church my brother promised to tell.
A
He said, "Boy, how could you say it? Boy how could you say it?
Boy how could you say it, say it, say it, say it..."
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Bop bop bop bop ba, bop bop bop bop ba x2
D
She tells me that show now believes it's a matter of principle.
A
Now the neighborhood's gone she won't change them.
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She said, "I can see!" She said, "I can see all the empty lots..."
She kept her married name when he left, for the children's sake.
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My friends still gather around the block!
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With their loosened ties and their guilty faces!
G
On our bikes we were skeleton thin.
My father came to shake my hand:
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"Take care of the family. I'll explain when you're an older man. I've been found out now."
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--tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on the window for a space on our floor:
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"You can stay where papa just left; there's a spot on the fireplace mat.
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Welcome to our home. Welcome to our home."
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"Welcome to our home, please excuse the mess--"
F#m A
"...But they left it like that last night." Bop bop bop bop ba...
D
I've been keeping this family afloat for years.
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I've been keeping this family afloat for years.
D
I've been keeping this family afloat for years.
G F#m
I've been keeping this family afloat for years.
(I've been keeping this family afloat for years.)
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La la, la la la la, lalalalala
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La la, la la la la, lalalalala
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We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
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I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.
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We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
Em A D A D G
I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.
Em A D A D G Em
We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
Em A D A D G Em
I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.
Em A D A D G Em
We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
Em A D A D G Em
I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.
Em A D A D G Em
We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
Em A D A D G
I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.