Lessons Chords & Lyrics - Misc Your Songs - Earl Strickling

[VERSE 1]
[A]A young boy wakes in the [E]morning, [Bm]excited for
a brand new [E]day. [A]His little mind full of
[E]simple thoughts, [F#m]like going outside to [E]play.
[D]But things aren’t quite that [Bm]simple, [D]they do
it like it’s no big [E]deal. [A]Quietly watching
[E]from the car, while [F#m]they go inside to [E]steal.
[D]Still learning right from [F#m]wrong, [D]he looks to
them with love and [E]trust. [A]As they lead him
down a [E]broken path, [F#m]that ends in innocence
[E]lo[E7]st.

[CHORUS]
[D]Life goes on and [A]time heals all. [E]Lessons
learned are them [F#m]bricks in a wall. [D]Build it
tall with truth and [A]honesty and [E]never give in
to their [F#m]hypocrisy. [D]There’s no escape from
the [A]ghosts of your past, [E]just do your best to
make [F#m]everyday last. [D]You get what you give
that’s [A]what they always say. [Bm]The good folks
win and the [E]ba[E7]d fade [A]away.

[VERSE 2]
[A]A teenager wakes in the [E]morning, [Bm]looking just
to find his [E]way. [A]School is out and there [E]is
no doubt, [F#m]there’s gonna be some hell to [E]pay.
Cuz [D]he does just as they [Bm]taught him, [D]a
tribute to their broken [E]name. [A]Walkin’ along
that [E]same old path full of [F#m]heartache, crime
and [E]pain. [D]And sometimes he looks in the
[F#m]mirror and [D]wonders where it ever [E]ends.
[A]Getting out, his [E]reflection shouts, [F#m]it’s the
only way to make [E]am[E7]ends.

[CHORUS]
[D]Life goes on and [A]time heals all. [E]Lessons
learned are them [F#m]bricks in a wall. [D]Build it
tall with truth and [A]honesty and [E]never give in
to their [F#m]hypocrisy. [D]There’s no escape from
the [A]ghosts of your past, [E]just do your best to
make [F#m]everyday last. [D]You get what you give
that’s [A]what they always say. [Bm]The good folks
win and the [E]ba[E7]d fade [A]away.

[VERSE 3]
[A]A grown man wakes in the [E]morning [Bm]and notices
a few more [E]greys. [A]Twenty-Five years have
[E]passed on by, since he [F#m]finally walked [E]away.
[D]The sins they laid [Bm]upon him, [D]they’re a weight
he’ll always [E]bare. [A]But blessings sometimes
[E]come with cost and a [F#m]message you must [E]share.
[D]Those little eyes [F#m]watch him now, with the
[D]same loving trust he once [E]gave. [A]And daddy
leads them down a [E]brighter path, but his
[F#m]memories still [E]remain.
[Bm]The memories still [E]re[E7]main...

[E] [E7]

[BRIDGE]
[D]You used my mother and you [E]stole my brother.
[A]All you’ve ever done is ruin [F#m]lives. [D]So many
suffered by your [E]hands and I wonder [A]how you
keep up with your [Bm]disguise. [D]I’m stained from
that day, I can’t [E]forget the way, [A]I saw you
hurt that girl til she [F#m]died. [D]There’s so
much to say, but thank God I [E]got away and
[F#m]you’re slowly fading from my [C#m]mind.

[CHORUS]
[D]Cuz life goes on and [A]time heals all.
[E]Lessons learned are them [F#m]bricks in a wall.
[D]Build it tall with truth and [A]honesty and
[E]never give in to their [F#m]hypocrisy. [D]There’s no
escape from the [A]ghosts of your past, [E]just do
your best to make [F#m]everyday last. [D]You get what
you give that’s [A]what they always say. [Bm]The
good folks win and the [E]ba[E7]d fade [A]away.

[OUTRO]
Ya [D]Life goes on and [A]time heals all. [E]Lessons
learned are them [F#m]bricks in a wall. [D]Build it
tall with truth and [A]honesty, [E]define yourself
and who you [A]want to be.