25

E A 2x E I walked two miles in the rain in a suit, E my feet torn up by my father’s shoes. A Receipts and cards tumble out of my pocket A to the floor of the station. I still don’t have a wallet. E Up a flight of stairs to Herald Square. E The umbrellas of New York take up too much air. A E So we just walk real slow at double-arms length in unison. C#m C A 2x E My mom dragged me to the doctor today, E I had a cough for a month and it won’t go away A I’ve been sleeping on floors for three hours a day A and I have no insurance, so she has to pay. E I can’t talk to my friends because I’m embarrassed E that I keep sliding back down. I keep getting depressed. C#m C G# A - We got our ideals but no way to achieve 'em. C#m C G# A - We got our degree but got no means to use it. C#m C G# A E - We’re swimming in debt with no way to surmount it. C#m C G# A - We got thirty bucks and we spend it on whiskey. C#m C G# A - We got credit cards, so we got a new TV. C#m C G# A - We got mobile phones but no minutes so text me. C#m C E Get out of my way because I’m 25 A and I still act like I’m ten! E A I’m 25! I don’t learn from my mistakes A I make them again and again and again and again and again... E F#m C#m B A 3x E F#m C#m B C#m C G# A - We swallow our pride over piles of problems. C#m C G# A - We whine and complain but we don’t try to solve ‘em. C#m C G# A - We’re reaching for answers like nobody’s got ‘em. C#m C Get out of my way because E I’m 25 A and I still act like I’m ten goddamn years old! E I’m 25 A and I still act like I’m ten goddamn years old! E A 2x