[Verse 1] G
Well, a goodbye never seems finished
C G
Just like these songs that I write
Em C
They hang aloft like stars in the night
Em C
'Til there's nothing left but the illusion of light
D C Em
And you, you could've been mine
G
Your mother, she's an actress
C G
And we're all putting on the play
Em C
Give some conviction, pretend it's all real
Em C
Try to ignore how sad it all feels
D C Em
Yes, try not to break her heart if you can
[Chorus] C
Hold o-o-o-n
Em
To whatever you can until it's gone
C
Carry o-o-o-n
D C G
For none of us will be here for too lo-o-o-ng
[Verse 2] G C G
I'll try not to let the world and its darkness bring me down
Em C
Think of the love and the beauty I've found
Em C
The simple things that I've left behind
D C Em
Oh the way he'd make me laugh
[Chorus] C
But I'll hold o-o-o-n
Em
To whatever I can until it's gone
C
I'll carry o-o-o-n
D C D C G
For none of us will be here for too lo-ong, lo-o-o-ng
E F E F
E F E
But you're a distant star
F E
My darling, you're so far away
F E
You were never meant to stay
F E
I reach out to see
F E
If you're still here with me
F C
Babe we could've made it easy
G
Couldn't we?
[Outro] G
Now I will never know you
C G
You are just someone passing by
Em C
And it makes me sad to think about
Em C
All the stories and fates that I'll be without
D
