A Better Son/Daughter

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Sometimes in the morning i am petrified and can't move
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Awake but cannot open my eyes
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And the weight is crushing down on my lungs I know I can't breath
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And hope someone will help me this time
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Your mother's still calling you insane and high

F             C              G
Swearing it's different this time
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And you tell her to give in to the demons that possess her
         F        C           G
And that god ever blessed her insides
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Then you hang up the phone and feel badly for upsetting things
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And crawl back into bed to dream of a time
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When your heart was open wide and you loved things just because
         F            C      G
Like the sick and the dying

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And sometimes when you're on you're really fucking on
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And your friends they sing along and they love you
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But the lows are so extreme that the good seems fucking cheap
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And it teases you for weeks in its absense
           C
But you'll fight and you'll make it through
       F              C
You'll fake it if you have to
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And you'll show up for work with a smile
                 C
And you'll be be better you'll be smarter
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More grown up and a better daughter
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Or son and a real good friend
              C
And you'll be awake and you'll be alert
          F                  C
You'll be positive though it hurts
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And you'll laugh and embrace all your friends
                C
And you'll be a real good listener
          F                C
You'll be honest you'll be brave
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You'll be handsome you'll be beautiful
          G
You'll be happy

[Solo] C  F  C  F  C  G

     C
Your ship may be coming in
       F                   C
You're weak but not giving in
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To the cries and the wails of the valley below
     C
Your ship may be coming in
       F                   C
You're weak but not giving in
           F                  C            G
And you'll fight it you'll go out fighting all of them