Intro: F Am G (x2)
Allie woke up eight am graduation day
got into her car crashed along the way
we arrived late, to the wake, stole the urn while they looked away
and drove to the beach, cause I knew you d want it that way
/
We were standing on the hood of the car
singing out loud when the sun came up
And I know it wasn t right, but it felt so good
And your mother didn t mind, like I thought she would
And that REM song was playing in my mind.
/
And three and a half minutes...
felt like a lifetime
F Am G F Am G (PAUSE)
felt like a lifetime
And you move like water
I could drown in you
And I fell so deep once
Till you pulled me through you would tell me
/
No one is allowed to be so proud
They never reached in till they d given up (?)
And I know it wasn t right, but it felt so good
And your mother didn t mind, like I thought she would
And that REM song was playing in my mind.
/
And three and a half minutes...
felt like a lifetime
(LISTEN TO THE CD FOR THE TIMING, IT S ALL FAST BAR CHORDS)
/ / / / / /
Are you standing in the light,
/ / / / / /
combing your hair again
and talking in ryhmes
F G Dm Am G Am F G (HOLD)
are you standing in the light
When I got home heard the phone, your parents had arrived
Your dad set his jaw, your ma just smiled and sighed
But they left soon, so I went to my room played that disc that you d given me
Shut my eyes, I swear I could hear the sea
/
We were standing on the hood of the car
singing out loud when the sun came up
And I know it wasn t right, but it felt so good
And your mother didn t mind, like I thought she would
And that REM song was playing in my mind.
/
And three and a half minutes...
felt like a life time