(Capo up 2 frets)

Intro:    A      D     A
  
 A
Father, oh, father please hear me

My song is a cry of desperation
D
All of the words I hear
                 A
Have lost their meaning


My life is a well of confusion

Drowned out by the sound of the lost and lonely
D
Only the voice inside
             A
Speaks your name to me
E7                                A
If they only knew the things that I know
E7                                        A
If they only could see the things that I see
E7                                A
If they only knew the things that I know
E7                                        A
If they only could see the things that I see
E7                                A
If they only knew the things that I know
E7                                        A
If they only could see the things that I see

A     D     A     D     A

E7                                A
If they only knew the things that I know
E7                                        A
If they only could see the things that I see

     A
My brothers at opposite tables

Like fire and water against each other
D
Only a fool can't see
            A
The obvious ending

Are we as ashes to wildwood

Is life just a fire that can only consume us
D         
Is there no vision of love
              A
To bind us together
E7                                A
If they only knew the things that I know
E7                                        A
If they only could see the things that I see
E7                                A
If they only knew the things that I know
E7                                        A
If they only could see the things that I see
E7                                A
If they only knew the things that I know
E7                                        A
If they only could see the things that I see