Verse
B E B E
Between the chemical trails in the morning
E B E
And the UFOs at night
B B/A# B/G# B/F#
The sky becomes a canvas
E F#
For my worst conspiracies
B E B E
And through the storm clouds that were forming
E D#m
More black and blue than white
B B/A# B/G# B/F#
I saw two shooting stars as the getaway car
E F#sus F#
My life turned out to be
[Chorus 1]
E C#m B E B E
But my face is pressed against the window
E D#m F#
While the traveled road lives up to its cliché
B B/A# B/G# B/F# E
Desperately just trying to hold on to something
C#m E B E B E
As I'm learning now that the time flies either way
[Verse 2]
B E B E
I confused a sense of purpose
E B
With grabbing the future by the throat
B B/A# B/G# B/F#
While the museum of my memories
E F#
Was just some blurry photographs
B E B E
When I was younger I was serious
E D#m
Now everything's a joke
B B/A# B/G# B/F#
But my friends detect a sadness
E F#sus F#
At the end of every laugh
[Chorus 2]
E C#m B E B E
Which has left me with a tricky sense of humor
E D#m F#
And I keep getting further led astray
B B/A# B/G# B/F# E
Every punchline takes on another dimension
C#m E B E B E
When you realize that the time flies either way
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
B E B E
But at the height of this confusion
E B E
That's when your eyes met mine
B B/A# B/G# B/F#
I caught a small chance at salvation
E F#
Staring right at me
B E B E
I saw my boyhood reach conclusion
E D#m
I saw a life spent at your side
B B/A# B/G# B/F#
I saw the permanent replacement
E F# F#sus F#
Of all the You's and I's to We
[Chorus 3]
C#m E B E B
Finding out that all my proudest moments
E E D#m F#
Would be spent trying to put a smile on your face
B B/A# B/G# B/F# E
And I'm lettin' that fact answer all of my questions
C#m E G#m D#m
Cause I know now that the time flies either way
C#m E B E B E B E B E
I know now that the time flies either way