F F/C C Through the fish-eyed lens of tear stained eyes____ Bb add9 F I can barely define the shape of this moment in time F F/C C And far from flying high in clear blue skies___, Bb add9 F I'm spiralling down to the hole in the ground where I hide Bb F|| If you negotiate the minefield in the drive,|| || Bb F|| And beat the dogs and cheat the cold electronic eyes,|| || Bb C Dm|| And if you make it past the shotgun in the hall,|| || Gm7|| Dial the combination, open the priesthole|| || C F|| And if I'm in I'll tell you what's behind the wall.|| Am F There's a kid who had a big hallucination Am C Making love to girls in magazines Bb Dm He wonders if you're sleeping with your new found faith Gm7 Could anybody love him /C F F/C C Bb add9 F Or is it just a crazy dream___? F C And if I show you my dark side Bb F Will you still hold me tonight? F C And if I open my heart to you Bb And show you my weak side, F What would you do? Bb F Would you sell your story to Rolling Stone?|| || Bb|| Would you take the children away|| || F|| And leave me alone?|| || Bb C|| And smile in reassurance|| || Dm|| As you whisper down the phone,|| || Gm7|| Would you send me packing,|| /C F Or would you take me home? Am F Am C Bb Dm Gm7 /C F Am F|| Thought I oughta bare my naked feelings,|| || Am C|| Thought I oughta tear the curtain down|| || Bb|| I held the blade in trembling hands,|| || Dm Gm7|| Prepared to make it but just then the phone rang,|| G C Bb add9 F I never had the nerve to make the final cut