G
Days gone by the west coast waves, crash up against the shore
Em
Of a beach I haven't been to or at least can't remember no more
C
My love and constitutions they only get me so far
G/F#
It doesn't take but one look up to know how hard it is to reach the stars

G
And I've felt my share of loneliness, still feel it now from time to time
Em
I try to get some rest, these issues tend to fade with morning light
C
But even if my darkness has decided where it stays
G/F#
I suppose that I will close my eyes and try to find another way


[Chorus]

Em                       C                   G/F#
Is it love that keeps me planted here or the fear of something new
Em                       C                   G/F#
Won't come along if I leave either way I don't know what to do
Em                       C                   G/F#
I've tried my best to figure out those pieces that I lack
C                        G/F#                Em
Now I feel all that I've lost pulling me back
C                        G/F#                G
Oh yes, I feel all that I've lost pulling me back


[Verse 2]

G
Seashells on the east-coast, find them buried in the sand
Em
Of a beach I haven't been to but you said you hope one day I can
C
All the inspirations you've amounted in your life
G/F#
They find their way right back to me through quotes and colors that you live by

G
And is it through the regrets or achievements in your life
Em
That you manifest the compass that will try to steer me in the right
C
Direction is a funny thing when tides and currents change
G/F#
It's a burden that I carry one you've carried all the same


[Chorus]

Em                       C                   G/F#
Just a number's number cycling through everything
Em                       C                   G/F#
Finding what escaped you in those days
Em                       C                   G/F#
And it isn't that I want to live the life you never did
C                        G/F#                Em
It's just for my sake I will learn from your mistakes
C                        G/F#                G
Oh it's for my sake I will learn from your mistakes