Key: A ♫ Verse 1: A E D I pick you up inside a hopeless prayer Bm (G) I see you beholden to nothing A E D I make a living crying it ain’t fair Bm And not budging ♫ Chorus: A I don’t see why you would lie E D Bm It was never the love you wanted A It’s a state of mind you designed E D Bm You get everything that you want
♫ Verse 2: A E You might get lost in the moment D Bm Take it easy on your opponent A It plays on my mind E D Bm How the time passing covers you like a friend ♫ Instrumental: A | E | D | Bm | ♫ Chorus: A I don’t see why you would lie E D Bm It was never the love you wanted A It’s a state of mind you designed E D Bm You get everything that you want ♫ Verse 3: A E If you’re not living then you’re dying D Bm Just a raw nerve satisfying A Some futile bottom line E D Bm All my life I’ve been running from what you want ♫ Verse 4: A E D You drive like you’re wanted in four states Bm (G) In a busted truck in Opelika A E Your bad reputation carries D Bm And I’m just like you ♫ Chorus: A I try to justify and scrape by E D Bm I was always the one unsteady A It’s a state of mind E D Bm You malign and you don’t get caught up in much ♫ Verse 5: A E I’m defenseless against the sales pitch D Bm Bm I your moat or your drawbridge? A It plays on my mind E D Bm How the time passing holds you like pocket change ♫ Instrumental: A | E | D | Bm | ♫ Chorus: A I don’t see why you would try E D Bm It was never my love you wanted A It always mystifies me E D Bm The time passing covers you like a friend ♫ Verse 6: A E If you’re not living then you’re dying D Bm B lightning bolt, horrifying A An unsuspecting sky E D Bm All my life, I’ve been running from what you want ♫ Outro: A | E | D | Bm | A | E | D | Bm | A |