Doing Time

A A# A C see the fight, old men crying, deny their ruin. watch them try. the cynic laughs at the optimist's closed eyes. D A# C darkness falls, curtain calls, the cynic's beer soon overflows. other watches, has a drink, and from the same cup, A A# A they drink A# A A# A A# A C D I'm doin' time, how long I don't know. D D# D F William had 26, blew his brains out, now look at him. John had only one, watch the mother mourn her only son. C A# Dm 4x G (H) I'm doin' time, how long I don't know. G I'll kiss goodbye my brain and body and go to sleep for generations. and go to sleep for generations. C A# Dm salvation: cease concentration. you'll only lose the fight. don't tell me what's wrong or right! you're losing sight. you're just gonna die anyway!