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
       D
I was saved by grace
  G
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