Em C
[Verse]
Em C
I've kept it inside much too long
Em
there's no relief
Em C
carried it around just like a stone
Em
too heavy for me
[Chorus]
C D C
I have paid the price for standing
Bm Am
on the outside looking in
C D Em
it's time to let the healing begin
[Verse]
Em C
a boy is strung out, he's going through hell
Em
his mother weeps
Em C
his spirit is broken and there's nothing left
Em
just a terrible need
C D C D
and the days are marked, by the heaviness of the heart
Bm Am C D Em
it never mends, until the healing begins
[Interlude]
G Dm G
and the tension prowls the street like an animal
G Dm G
the people stay inside behind their locks and chains
C
it's a shame
D Em Bm Am
when so many are trying their best to live as one
C D Em
and the smoke from the fires covers up the sun
[Verse]
Em C
a young girl is lying in the dirt
Em
her dreams ended there
Em C
caught in the crossfire on somebody's turf
Em
hatred in the air
[Chorus]
C D
it' a voice that never sings
C Bm
a winter without the spring
Am
it never ends
C D Em
it's time to let the healing begin
C D Em
it's time to let the healing begin
