Verse 1My cGards are on the table, yours are in your hand
ChCances are, tonight, you've already got plans
And chAmances are I will tCalk myself to sleep agGain
You give me jGust enough attention to keep my hopes too high
Wishful thCoughts forget to mention when something's really not right
AndAm I will block out these voCices of reason in my heGad..D.Pre-ChorusAnd the voices say, "YoCu are not tGhe excDeption
YCou will never leDarn your lesson"
ChorusF
Goolish one
Stop checkin' your mailbox for conf
Cessions of love
That ain't never gonna come
AmYou will take the long way, you will take the long way do
Dwn
Verse 2You know h
Gow to keep me waitin'
I know how to act like I'm fine
Don't know what to c
Call this situation
But I know I can't call you mine
And it's d
Amelicate, but I will
Cdo my best to seem bulletpr
Goof
'Cause when my h
Gead is on your shoulder
It starts thinkin' you'll come around
And maybe, s
Comeday, when we're older
This is something we'll laugh about
Over c
Amoffee every m
Cornin' while you're watching the n
Gews..
D.
Pre-ChorusAnd the voices say, "Yo
Cu are not t
Ghe exc
Deption
Y
Cou will never le
Darn your lesson"
ChorusF
Goolish one
Stop checkin' your mailbox for conf
Cessions of love
That ain't never gonna come
AmYou will take the long way, you will take the long way do
Dwn
F
Goolish one
Stop checkin' your mailbox for conf
Cessions of love
That ain't never gonna come
AmYou will learn the hard way instead of just walkin' o
Dut
BridgeNow I'm sl
Emidin' down the wall with my he
Cad in my hands
Sayin', "H
Gow could I not see the si
Dgns?"
Oh, you haven't wr
Emitten me or called
But goodbye scre
Camin' in the silence
And the vo
Gices in my head are tellin'
Dme why
'Cause y
Gou got her on your arm and me in the wings
I'll g
Cet your longing glances, but she'll get your ring
And
Amyou will say you h
Cad the best of intenti
Gons
And m
Amaybe I will finally l
Cearn my l
Desson
ChorusF
Goolish one
Stop checkin' your mailbox for conf
Cessions of love
That ain't never gonna come
AmYou will take the long way, you will take the long way do
Dwn
F
Goolish one
Stop checkin' your mailbox for conf
Cessions of love
That ain't never gonna come
AmYou will learn the hard way instead of just walkin' o
Dut, oh-oh, oh, oh
OutroGLa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, oh
CLa-la-la-la-la
Ain't never gonna come
AmOoh, you will learn the hard way n
Dow
F
Goolish one
Sittin' 'round waiting for confe
Cssions of love
They ain't never gonna come
And t
Amhinkin' he's the one, you should've been walkin' o
Dut
F
Goolish one
The day is gonna come for your conf
Cessions of love
When all is said and done, he j
Amust wasn't the one
No, he j
Dust wasn't the one.
G.