Icarus By Night

C C/A# I only go up at night Am When the moon is full Am/F# And the evening breezes blow Am/F Am/F# C/G G# I go only high enough Am Am/F# To see the ground below C C/A# I only go up at night Am That's when no one else can see me Am/F# Being foolish Am/F Am/F# C/G And wishing for one more chance G# Am Am/F# To do it all again Am I was so much younger then G# C/G And blinded by the beauty of the sun It looked so lovely Am/F# I just had to touch it once Am/F Then tumbling down into the sea G# Now I know Am Now I know C C/A# He taught me how to fly Am And like any son Am/F# I wanted to make good my first impression Am/F Am/F# C/G Words from the wise G# Am Am/F# Are wasted on the foolish and the young C C/A# Now I only go up at night Am The illusion is complete Am/F# No one knows of my survival Am/F Am/F# C/G The twilight hours G# Am Am/F# Are mine, and mine alone Am I was so much younger then G# C/G And blinded by the beauty of the sun It looked so lovely Am/F# I just had to touch it once Am/F Then tumbling down into the sea G# Now I know Am Now I know Am I was so much younger then G# C/G And blinded by the beauty of the sun It looked so lovely Am/F# I just had to touch it once Am/F Then tumbling down into the sea G# Now I know Am Now I know