Words and Music by Jack Lather

January 2009

Key A major

(A)                                  (D)
Some men live in their shadows, they focus on the their pain.
  (Bm)                                                (E)
Spend all their nights with what might have beens, and never

let the light shine in.

(A)                                 (D)
Well I tried to call on Jesus, but today he wasn't in.
   (Bm)                                (E)
Said leave a message and I'll get back, to you if I can.

        
            (A)                                    (D)
Chorus) A guy like me won't say it, but you'll hear it in
                               (A)
        the songs he sings. Every night I wish to be a better
                   (E)                        (A)
        man, then I wake up and its the same old thing.


(A)                                  (D)
Been tryin' hard holding on, when I should've been lettin' go.
   (Bm)                                   (E)
And I spent a lifetime tryin' to learn, things I already know.
(A)                                  (D)
I've been losing so long now, some might say i'm due.
  (Bm)                            (E)
I just hope I can break even, before my run is through.

          
             (A)                                (D)
Chorus 2) Brother my stories a sad one, filled with failures 
                                 (A)
          and what they bring. At night I prey for the strength
                       (E)                         (A)
          to change, then I wake up to the same old thing.


(A)                                             (D)
Well I could build you a castle, with all the things I wish I knew.
     (Bm)                                   (E)
But it wont make kicking easier, and it wont make this lie come true. 

              
               (A) 
Chorus 3) Its feels like everyday is my last one, and i'm still
            (D)                          (A)
          waitin' for my phone to ring. Waitin' for that call
                                          (E)
          to set me straight, but still I wake up and its the 
                  (A)
          same old thing.