Intro: A G F G x2 A G i can recall the warm youth of a summer day, yeah F G the sweetest lemonade, the darkest game arcade, A G and billy had a yearning in the corner of his mind. F G it moved him secretly. it moved him powerfully. F C G A but prescience was lacking and the present was not all F C G and his aptitudes were carelessly wasted. F C G A and challenging life with the abandon of a fool F G A he squandered the hours of his day. Instrumental: A G F G x2 then darkness and disorder slapped him sharply in the face, yeah. it hit him like a friend, struck something deep within. he couldnʼt break the chain of slow decay that seemed to drag him just like a fatal tie toward the other side. and billy was a lunatic, just barking at the moon, and his brain was totally wasted. he then exchanged his friends for a needle and a spoon and he threw his future away. E7 G E7 G bolt the door and throw away the key. E7 G E7 G your dim reflection is all that you can see. F C G A so where is the justice when no one is at fault F C G and a human life is tragically wasted? F C G A how fragile is the flame that burns within us all F G A to light each passing day? G C B
