C#m I can't remember A C#m - A When the moment started C#m It creeps up A C#m - A When you least expect to fail C#m You try to tell yourself A C#m A That you are selfless C#m But that's the big mistake A C#m That sets your sail B The signs are all around you C#m A But you miss them B You turn your back C#m A On every friend you know A The games you play C#m To justify your madness A Will leave you crying F#m G#m For the pain that grows Chorus C#m A Twenty-five years, twenty-five years F#m C#m I tried to be a man and face my fears C#m A Twenty-five years, twenty-five years F#m C#m I've had the devil on my back for twenty five years C#m For when you fall A C#m You have to reach the bottom C#m And count your blessings A C#m That you're still alive C#m That's when you look A C#m To someone who was with you C#m At every single step A C#m Right by your side B It's said from this you grow C#m Inside much stronger B That may be true C#m But I am still so weak A There's days that seem C#m So endless makes me wonder A Will something come F#m G#m To close this losing streak C#m A Twenty-five years, twenty-five years F#m C#m I tried to be a man and face my fears C#m A Twenty-five years, twenty-five years F#m C#m I've had the devil on my back for twenty five years B I'm tired and so lonely C#m From this journey B And still can't figure out C#m Some things I've said A But all I know C#m Is there's a place that's calling A I'll find that place F#m G#m And rest my weary head C#m A Twenty-five years, twenty-five years F#m C#m I tried to be a man and face my fears C#m A Twenty-five years, twenty-five years F#m C#m I've had the devil on my back for twenty five years