Em C Late night, brakes lock, hear the tires squealG Red light, can't stop so I spin the wheelD My world goes black before I feel an angel lift me upEm C And I open bloodshot eyes into fluorescent whiteG D Em They flip the siren, hit the lights, close the doors and I am gone Interlude: C G D Em C Now I lay here owing my life to a strangerG And I realize that empty words are not enoughD I'm left here with the question of justEm C What have I to show except the promises I never kept?G D I lie here shaking on this bed, under the weight of my regrets C Em D I hope that I will never let you downC Em D C I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sound Interlude: Em C G D Em C Look around and you'll see that at times it feels like no one really caresG D It gets me down but I'm still gonna try to do what's right, I know thatEm C there's a difference between sleight of hand, and giving everything you haveG D There's a line drawn in the sand, I'm working up the will to cross it and C Em D I hope that I will never let you downC Em D C I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sound Em Rhetoric can't raise the deadC I'm sick of always talking when there's no changeEm Rhetoric can't raise the deadD C D I'm sick of empty words, let's lead and not follow Em C Late night, brakes lock, hear the tires squealG Red light, can't stop so I spin the wheelD My world goes black before I feel an angel steal me from theEm C Greedy jaws of death and chance, and pull me in with steady handsG D They've given me a second chance, the artist in the ambulance C Em D I hope that I will never let you downC Em D C I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and soundEm D C Em D C Can we pick you off the ground, more than flashing lights and sound
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