Hide And Seek

Bm G D Again and again A Bm G D Start over from scratch A Bm G D Build up from the ground A Bm G D The new kid in class A Bm G D I tell them my name A Bm G D Again and again A Bm G D I try to be kind A Bm G D and hope for a friend A G And hope for a friend G A It's like a game of hide and seek, they count to ten and look for me Bm D but it's been half an hour, I'm still crouched behind the couch and think G A That maybe they've forgotten me, gave up, gone to watch T.V. Bm D but I’ll be hiding quietly in case they circle back for me G The childhood I had F# G An outsider in my head Bm G D Again and again A Bm G D A Bm G D Again and again A Bm G D We pack up and move A Bm G D I skip like a stone A Bm G D New school to new school A Bm G D Unable to float A Bm G D and holding my breath A Bm G D Afraid to approach A Bm G D Will you be my friend? G Will you be my friend? G A It's like a game of hide and seek, they count to ten and look for me Bm D but it's been several hours, I'm still crouched behind the couch and think G A That I'm the piece they'd rather lose, the seed you plant that never blooms Bm D A new kid much too nervous to stand up, step out or leave his room G The childhood I had F# N.C. An outsider in my head Bm G D Again and again A Bm G D A Bm G D Class we have a new student A Bm G D He's a little withdrawn A Bm G D He just moved here from Texas or Nashville or Mars A Bm G D He'll be gone before long A Bm G D So he's not worth the trouble A Bm G D He's a novelty when A Bm G D all the cliques are connected A Bm A G The ephemeral friend G A It's like a game of hide and seek, They count to ten and look for me Bm D but it's been twenty years and I'm still crouched behind the couch and think G A That I'd be different had I known that birthday cakes and milestones Bm D wouldn't mark my progress growing up like years of eating lunch alone G A The childhood I had, an outsider in my head F# G A I ask myself: without it, would I be the Bug I am? Bm G D Again and Again A Bm G D A G It's like a game of hide and seek A but it's my turn to search and, see, Bm I still know all the hiding spots D to check to find the lost and thank G F# The childhood I had, an outsider in my head Bm but never again