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