Am F C G (x2) Am F Can you hear the desperate cries C G that are calling out your name? Am F Twisting your arms, holding out their hands C G And tugging at your sleeve, Am F C G Do you feel this underlying sense of urgency Am F C G Or are you as blind as me? Am F I hit the ground and I'm still running C G But I need a place to stay tonight, Am F I swear I'll be gone in the morning C G I just need somewhere now Am F I can't bear the thought of losing, C G I dread the attention winning brings Am F And ever since the day I came here C G I can stand without your strings Am F I'm so sick of all these people C G But I'm scared to be alone Am F And if this life has taught me anything C G I forgot it long ago and so I Am F I hit the ground and I'm still running C G But I need a place to stay tonight, Am F I swear I'll be gone in the morning C G I just need somewhere warm to close my eyes Am F I hit the ground and I'm still running C G But I need a place to stay tonight, Am F I swear I'll be gone in the morning C G I just need somewhere warm to close my eyes Am (Let Ring) The heart is something you can't control F We either choose to follow or be left on our own C (Strum slowly) So we're leaving here on a less-traveled road G As desperate cries grow louder, (Let Ring) Am G I know we're getting close, getting close Am F I hit the ground and I'm still running C G But I need a place to stay tonight, Am F I swear I'll be gone in the morning C G I just need somewhere warm to close my eyes (*N.C*) I hit the ground and I'm still running But I need a place to stay tonight, I swear I'll be gone in the morning I just need somewhere warm to close my eyes