Intro: Am C G D Am C G D You canʼt feel the heat until you hold your hand over the flame Am C G D you have to cross the line just to remember where it lays Am C G D you wonʼt know your worth now, son, until you take a hit Am C G D and you wonʼt find the beat until you lose yourself in it Am Thatʼs why we wonʼt back down C we wonʼt run and hide G D yeah! ʼcause these are the things we canʼt deny Am C iʼm passing over you like a satellite G F G so catch me if i fall Am C thatʼs why we stick to your game plans and party lives G D but at night weʼre conspiring by candlelight Am C we are the orphans of the american dream G F G so shine your light on me Am C G D You canʼt fill your cup until you empty all it has Am C G you canʼt understand what lays ahead D if you donʼt understand the past G# C youʼll never learn to fly now G D til youʼre standing at the cliff Am C G D and you canʼt truly love until youʼve given up on it Am Thatʼs why we wonʼt back down C we wonʼt run and hide G D yeah! ʼcause these are the things we canʼt deny Am C iʼm passing over you like a satellite G F G so catch me if i fall Am C thatʼs why we stick to your game plans and party lives G D but at night weʼre conspiring by candlelight Am C we are the orphans of the american dream G F G so shine your light on me F G She told me that she never would face the world again F G so i offered up my plan Am C Weʼll sneak out while they sleep G D and sail off in the night. Am C G D weʼll come clean and start over the rest of our lives. Am C when weʼre gone weʼll stay gone. G D out of sight, out of mind. Am C itʼs not too late, G D we have the rest of our lives. Am C Weʼll sneak out while they sleep G D and sail off in the night. Am C G D weʼll come clean and start over the rest of our lives. Am C when weʼre gone weʼll stay gone. G D out of sight, out of mind. Am C itʼs not too late, G D we have the rest of our lives. G F G the rest of our lives. Am Because we wonʼt back down C we wonʼt run and hide G D yeah! ʼcause these are the things we canʼt deny Am C iʼm passing over you like a satellite G F G so catch me if i fall Am C thatʼs why we stick to your game plans and party lives G D but at night weʼre conspiring by candlelight Am C we are the orphans of the american dream G F G so shine your light on me Am No, we wonʼt back down C we wonʼt run and hide G D yeah! ʼcause these are the things we canʼt deny Am C iʼm passing over you like a satellite G ʼcause these are the things that we canʼt deny now F Am this is a life that you canʼt deny us now
