B             A
How long must she stand 
G
Before the ground, it gives way 
B             A
To an endless fall 
G
She can feel this war on her face 
B                A
The stars on her pillow 
G
She's folding in darkness begging for slumber 

D       F
I'm not blind 
      G      D 
I can see it coming 
D          F
Looks like lightning 
G             D
In my child's eye 

D       F
I'm not frantic 
      G       D
I can feel it coming 
D         F
Violently shakes 
G      D
My body 

B         A
Her son's slanted 
G
Always giving her the sideways eye 
B                     A
The empty chair where dad sits 
G
How loud can silence get? 
B            A
And mom, she reassures 
G
To contain him but it's becoming a lie 
B                     A
She tells herself and anyone else 
G
Father is risking his life for our freedoms 

D       F
I'm not blind 
      G      D 
I can see it coming 
D          F
Looks like lightning 
G             D
In my child's eye 

D       F
I'm not frantic 
      G       D
I can feel it coming 
D              F          
Darling you'll save me 
       G    D
If you save yourself