CWhen I picture my Ghometown
There’s a Dbronze spray-tanned statue of you
CAnd a plaque underneath Git
That Dthreatens to push me down the stairs, at our school
CAnd it was always the Gsame searing pain
DBut I dreamed that one day, I could say
GAll that time you were throwin’ Cpunches, I was buildin’ somethin’
DAnd I can’t forgive the way you made me feel
GScreamed “F*ck you, Aimee” to the Cnight sky, as the blood was Dgushin’
DBut I can’t forget the way you made me heal
C G C G
CAnd it wasn’t a Gfair fight, or a Dclean kill
DEach time that Aimee stomped across my grave
CAnd then she wrote Gheadlines
DIn the local paper, laughing at each baby step I’d take
And it was Calways the Gsame searing Dpain
GAll that time you were throwin’ Cpunches, I was buildin’ Dsomethin’
DAnd I couldn’t wait to show you it was real
GScreamed “F*ck you, Aimee” to the Cnight sky, as the blood was Dgushin’
DBut I can’t forget the way you made me heal
GEveryone knows that my Cmother is a saintly Dwoman
DBut she used to say she wished that you were dead
GI pushed each boulder up the Chill
Your words are still just Dringing in my head, ringing in my head
EmI wrote a thousand songs that you Amfind uncool
GI built a legacy which you Dcan’t undo
EmBut when I count the scars, there’s a Ammoment of truth
GThat there wouldn’t be this, if there Dhadn’t been you
C G C G
CAnd maybe you’ve Greframed it
And Din your mind, you never beat my spirit black and blue
CI don’t think you’ve Gchanged much
And Cso I changed your name, and any Greal defining clues
And one day, Cyour kid comes home G singin’
A Dsong that only us two is gonna know is about you, ’cause—
GAll that time you were throwin’ Cpunches, it was all for Dnothin’
DAnd our town, it looks so small, from way up here
GScreamed “Thank you, Aimee” to the Cnight sky, and the stars are Dstunnin’
D‘Cause I can’t forget the way you made me heal
GEveryone knows that my Cmother is a saintly Dwoman
DBut she used to say she wished that you were dead
GSo I pushed each boulder up that Chill
Your words were still just D ringin’ in my head, ringin’ in my head
CThank you, GAimee
CThank you, GAimee
C G D
