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[Verse 1: John Nolan]
And it Ctakes more Emtime than DI've ever Ghad
Drains the lCife from meEm  
Makes me waDnt to forGget
As younCg as I wEmas, I felt olDder back thGen
More dCisciplinEmed, stroDnger and ceGrtain
[Chorus: John Nolan & Nate Ruess]
But CI was scared to death of eteEmrnity
I was sDaved by grace
BuGt destroyed by naivety
And CI lEmied to DmysGelf
And Csaid Emit was Dfor the bGest
[Verse 2: John Nolan]
So now faiCth is repEmlaced with a lDogic so cGold
I've disregCarded what EmI was
Now Dthat I'm oGlder
And I kCnow much mEmore than I dDid back thGen
But the Cmore I leaEmrn
The morDe I can't underGstand
[Chorus: John Nolan & Nate Ruess]
And CI've become content with this lifEme that I lead
Where I drDink too much and don't belGieve in much of anything
And CI lieEmd to myDselfG  
And saCid "iEmt's for Dthe beGst."
[Outro: Nate Ruess]
CWe're moving forward, but Emholding ourselves back
And Dwe're waiting on Gsomething that will never come

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Its For The Best

by Straylight Run

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[Verse 1: John Nolan]

C Em D G

And it takes more time than I've ever had

C Em

Drains the life from me

D G

Makes me want to forget

C Em D G

As young as I was, I felt older back then

C Em D G

More disciplined, stronger and certain

[Chorus: John Nolan & Nate Ruess]

C Em

But I was scared to death of eternity

I was saved by grace

But destroyed by naivety

C Em D G

And I lied to myself

C Em D G

And said it was for the best

[Verse 2: John Nolan]

C Em D G

So now faith is replaced with a logic so cold

C Em

I've disregarded what I was

D G

Now that I'm older

C Em D G

And I know much more than I did back then

C Em

But the more I learn

D G

The more I can't understand

[Chorus: John Nolan & Nate Ruess]

C Em

And I've become content with this life that I lead

D G

Where I drink too much and don't believe in much of anything

C Em D G

And I lied to myself

C Em D G

And said "it's for the best."

[Outro: Nate Ruess]

C Em

We're moving forward, but holding ourselves back

D G

And we're waiting on something that will never come

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