D            G
When I was a kid, I made a book
   D                  A
Planning out how my future would look
D                       G
I drew in pictures of houses with views
      D                          A
Two swings in the backyard, one pink and one blue
 D                     G
Now that I'm older, I wish I could see
    D                     A
A world where that still made sense to me

D A


[Chorus]
                     D            G
'Cause if my future kids end up like me
                    D        A
They won't get to sleep earlier than three
                      D             G
They'll be thinking 'bout how they can be
                  D           A
Better than they are, taking it too far
            D                  G              D          A
Trying to change the things I love the most about them
                  D             G                 D       A
And I don't think I could ever stand to see that happen, oh


[Verse 2]
D                        G
I was too young when I picked out their names
      D                         A
Then wrote them at the top of every page
       D                      G
'Cause I didn't know I would grow up to hate
     D                      A
The way that I look and my size and my shape
    D                          G
I wish I could make sure that they never see
       D                        A
Themselves in the same way that I see me

D A


[Chorus]
                     D            G
'Cause if my future kids end up like me
                    D        A
They won't get to sleep earlier than three
                      D             G
They'll be thinking 'bout how they can be
                  D           A
Better than they are, taking it too far
            D                  G              D          A
Trying to change the things I love the most about them
                  D             G                 D       A
And I don't think I could ever stand to see that happen, oh


[Bridge]
  D                 G
I'll keep the book in a safe place
        D                       A
'Cause I'm not quite ready to throw it away


[Chorus]
                     D            G
'Cause if my future kids end up like me
                    D        A
They won't get to sleep earlier than three
                      D             G
They'll be thinking 'bout how they can be
                  D           A
Better than they are, taking it too far
            D                  G              D          A
Trying to change the things I love the most about them
                  D             G                 D       A
And I don't think I could ever stand to see that happen, oh


[Outro]
D G D A
D G D A
D G D A
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