Settle Down

G C I gave my things away Em D C G I called the people that I only see on holidays Em D This next year's gonna burn a hole in me G C I spent my weekdays in my car Em D And the weekends drinking hard enough for two G C Em I think I'll settle down one of these days D 'Til I catch my breath G C I feel the weight of the world on my back Em D But I'm not feeling sick to death G C 'Cause I laid awake in bed and thought of better times Em D I never want to sleep 'cause I found apathy G C Em In laying down and never waking up D Never waking up G C I learned a lot today Em D 'Cause there's a reason why G C I'll never live the easy way Em D I'm trying to be real G C I wrote down words inside my arm Em D That say "I'll never walk alone," 'cause I get tired G C Em D I know I'll have my friends in every way G C So I caught my breath Em D And for the first time I found what I'm looking for G C I laid awake in bed and thought of better times Em D I never want to sleep 'cause I found apathy G C Em In laying down and never waking up D Never waking up G C I laid awake in bed and thought of better times Em D I never want to sleep 'cause I found apathy G C Em In laying down and never waking up D Never waking up G Yeah, I went down C Yeah, I found a way Em D In the city where my father was born, I had a dream I moved out west G C I finally found out what I wanted to be, so I picked up where I left Em D And I waited two more years and covered up my ears G I think I'm ready to sing this time C (I think I'm ready to sing) Em I think I'm ready to sing this time D I really think I'm gone G C I laid awake in bed and thought of better times Em D I never want to sleep 'cause I found apathy G C Em In laying down and never waking up D Never waking up G C I laid awake in bed and thought of better times Em D I never want to sleep 'cause I found apathy G C Em In laying down and never waking up D Never waking up