Am D G Am
When I was a child, I made my way to school
F G F Am
And found the ways of children to be terrible and cruel.
Am D G Am
Since I was different, they chose me for the one
-
F G Am
The subject of their pleasure, to torment just for fun.
When I was older, I found new books to read
Of sorcerers and heroes, of wondrous words and deeds.
d*** and Jane and little Spot were quickly cast aside
As I dwelled in the fantasy of a magic carpet ride.
(Chorus)
Am C Am Fmaj7 G G7
And I dream of stars, and rockets spitting fire.
C Am D G
I dream of fairies and hobbits in the Shire.
F G C Am
And pray for a wind that blows from Rainbow's End
Dm7 G7 Am
To carry me away where I won't have to pretend.
And from the worlds I read of, I forged a mighty shield A gleaming wall of armor for the schoolyard battlefield.
And all the other children, they left me now alone,
For none of them could follow to the place where I had gone.
(Chorus)
Now I am much older and school is far behind,
But still I am encircled by the walls within
my mind.
And though they once kept others out, they've trapped me now within,
And I know I can't escape them - I don't know how to begin.
(Chorus)
When I was a child, I made my way to school
F G F Am
And found the ways of children to be terrible and cruel.
Am D G Am
Since I was different, they chose me for the one
-
F G Am
The subject of their pleasure, to torment just for fun.
When I was older, I found new books to read
Of sorcerers and heroes, of wondrous words and deeds.
d*** and Jane and little Spot were quickly cast aside
As I dwelled in the fantasy of a magic carpet ride.
(Chorus)
Am C Am Fmaj7 G G7
And I dream of stars, and rockets spitting fire.
C Am D G
I dream of fairies and hobbits in the Shire.
F G C Am
And pray for a wind that blows from Rainbow's End
Dm7 G7 Am
To carry me away where I won't have to pretend.
And from the worlds I read of, I forged a mighty shield A gleaming wall of armor for the schoolyard battlefield.
And all the other children, they left me now alone,
For none of them could follow to the place where I had gone.
(Chorus)
Now I am much older and school is far behind,
But still I am encircled by the walls within
my mind.
And though they once kept others out, they've trapped me now within,
And I know I can't escape them - I don't know how to begin.
(Chorus)