Key: Bb Verse: A You kill one man you might as well kill another, A Lying dead a father or a brother. D A The years go by as one swell owes the other, Em A Don't it cost a lot to live so free. Verse: A Looking at a sea of empty faces, A
Darkness hides the bloodlines it erases. D A Family trees are burning in these places, Em A Your final rest won't be in your home. Verse: A The game turns into life once you're older, A But now your best friend's dying on your shoulder. D A Instead of all the Fridays sleeping over, Em A You can't restart and do it all again. Verse: A God is in your heart and your decision, A But he didn't lock you up inside this prison. D A You're doing time for someone else's vision, Em A Who watches from the couch on his TV. Verse: A The future ain't as bright as they teach ya, A You wish the past would come back here to meet ya. D A But it had problems too don't let it mislead ya, Em A Holding onto something that ain't there. Verse: A Freedom only lives inside a child, A And in those shoes I'd walk a thousand miles. D A By the time you're old enough to know, Em A The world has chewed you up and let you go. Outro: A So clean your slate and sit down at your table, A The brain inside your head knows that you're able. D A To read the warning signs there on the label, Em A And not let someone else decide your fate. Em A You don't let someone else decide your fate.
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