Key: D major
Verse 1
Dm
I've watched the children
Gsus4
G
Dm
come and go
G
Dm
A late, long march into spring
G
Gsus4
Dm
G
I sit and watch those children
Dm
Jump in the tall grass
G
Dm
Leap the sprinkler
G
Walk in the ground
Dm
G
Bicycle clothespin spokes
Dm
C
The sound, the smell of swingset hands
Gsus4
I will try
Verse 2
C
F
C
Dm
to sing a happy song
C
I'll try and make a happy
F
C
Dm
game to play
G
"Come play with me" I whispered
Dm
C
to my newfound friend
Dm
Tell me what it's like
C
G
Gsus4
to go outside
Dm
G
I've never been
Dm
G
Tell me what it's like to just go outside
Dm
G
Dm
I've never been
G
And I never will
Dm
Verse 3
G
C
I'm not supposed to be like this
F
C
Dm
F
C
I'm not supposed to be like this,
Verse 4
but it's okay
F
C
Dm
G
C
G
Dm
C
Dm
Hey,
C
G
Dm
G
Gsus4
C
F
C
Dm
C
F
C
Dm
hey,
G
hey, those kids are looking at me
Dm
I told my friend myself,
G
Dm
G
those kids are looking at me
Dm
They're laughing an d they're
G
Gsus4
G
running over here
Dm
They're laughing and they're
G
C
G
Dm
running over here
G
Dm
What do I do, what should I do?
Em
G
What do I say?
Dm
G
What can I say?
Verse 5
C
I said I'm not supposed to
F
C
Dm
be like this
F
C
Let's try to find a happy
F
C
Dm
game to play
F
C
F
C
Let's try to find a happy game to play
Dm
F
C
I'm not supposed to be like this
F
C
Dm
But it's okay, okay
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