[intro] F A# F C [verse 1] F A# When I was a kid, I made a book F C Planning out how my future would look F A# I drew in pictures of houses with views F Two swings in the backyard, C one pink and one blue F A# Now that I'm older, I wish I could see F C F C a world where that still made sense to me [chorus] F A# 'Cause if my future kids end up like me F C They won't get to sleep earlier than three F A# They'll be thinking 'bout how they can be F C Better than they are, taking it too far F Trying to change the things A# F C I love the most about them F And I don't think I could ever A# F C stand to see that happen, oh [verse 2] F A# I was too young when I picked out their names F C Then wrote them at the top of every page F A# 'Cause I didn't know I would grow up to hate F C The way that I look and my size and my shape F A# I wish I could make sure that they never see F C F C Themselves in the same way that I see me [chorus] F A# 'Cause if my future kids end up like me F C They won't get to sleep earlier than three F A# They'll be thinking 'bout how they can be F C Better than they are, taking it too far F Trying to change the things A# F C I love the most about them F And I don't think I could ever A# F C stand to see that happen, oh [instrumental] F A# F C [bridge] F A# I'll keep the book in a safe place F C F A# 'Cause I'm not quite ready to throw it away [chorus] F A# 'Cause if my future kids end up like me F C They won't get to sleep earlier than three F A# They'll be thinking 'bout how they can be F C Better than they are, taking it too far F Trying to change the things A# F C I love the most about them F A# And I don't think I could ever stand F C to see that happen, oh [outro] F A# F C F A# F C F A# F C
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