A
driven out of bed with bright eyes
E
and yellow starlight,
A
fighting for a ghost of clarity
E
that slowly comes to me
D                      A
by throwin' on a shirt and jeans
       E
and a look of innocence
D                  A
the red skies and gasoline
E
in the radiance,

A
burnin' out a stretch of concrete,
E
with a racin' heartbeat
A
tradin' in my years for hours
E
with the gods and cowards
D                    A
and somewhere at the end of it
E
where the road becomes a fence,
D                    A
she points into the infinite,
E
into the radiance


and she says,
D          A
"don't be fooled,
F#m       E
don't be fooled,
D         A                  E
don't be fooled by the real thing"

A               
out of sight, of mind, she chooses
E
for her scars and bruises
A
it hit like a pack of fire works
E
a spark confuses

D               A
A citadel of razor wire
E
i'm a captive audience
D                             A
i see the search lights and forest fires
E
in the radiance


and she says,
D       A          E
"wait, wait, there it is--
D         A
don't be fooled,
F#m       E
don't be fooled,
D         A                  E
don't be fooled by the real thing"

D
it's true,
A
it's true,
F#m    E
i believe

D
it's true
A
it's true
F#m             E    A
i believed her reasoning

D           A
"don't be fooled,
F#m        E
don't be fooled,
D          A              E
don't be fooled by the real thing"

D           A
"don't be fooled,
F#m        E
don't be fooled,
D         A              E
don't be fooled by the real thing"


and she says
D       F#m         E
"wait, wait, there it is"

and she says
D       A
"wait, wait"