Next To Me

Intro: C C Em F C
       C Em F C

    C                                                  Em
Oh, our futures were written with crayons in coloring books
           F                                            C
It was misspelled and outside the lines and we loved how it looked
            C                                    Em
Like the crooked hem of your favorite childhood dress
        F                               C
And the holes in my jeans from years of carelessness

     F                          C
I know since we've grown, we ache for those memories
       F                                C               Em          C
Honestly, nothing's even compared to you next to me, next to me

            C                                                  Em
When the words came to you for the first time, you knew you were hooked
           F                                       C
And the pride that you felt at the last page of your first book
           C                                           Em
And the bravery I forced when I sang to an audience of three
         F                                                     C
Well, it took a million wrong notes just to find a single melody and key

     F                            C
I know since we've grown we plea for clarity
       F                                   C                    Em              F
Honestly, nothing's ever made sense til you were next to me, next to me

      Em          C            Em                 F
If time is money, then I'll spend it all for you
          Em             C         Em              F
I will buy you flowers with the minutes we outgrew
        Em              C                Em             F
I'll turn hours into gardens, planted just for us to take
           Em               C              Em              F
I'll be reckless with my days, building castles in your name

                           C
Since we've grown, we long for concrete things
        F                                     C                    Em
Honestly, nothing's felt so sure than when you were next to me, next to me

( C  Em  F  C  C )

     C                                                      Em
So lets cut down the red tape and gather up the pieces of our youth
                F                                                             C
Cause there's nothing in this world we can't fix with some scissors and glue