When I Was A Boy I Thought I Was A Fish

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Walking back to my house the morning after the sugar cube and the
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Heavens opened up and drowned the heat.
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With the trace elements tickling my spine,
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I took my shoes off and danced in puddles
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on the sudden downpour ghost town street.

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Hello, my name is Wil and I slept through the millennium
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But what I wouldn't give to be young, dreaming and ten again.
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It’s New Years 2009, with what's in my system I won't be sleeping for a long time.
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And when I was a boy, I thought I was a fish and
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I still love the ocean like when I was a kid,
      Bm                                                                Asus4           A
But lately I have come to the conclusion, that I'm disappointingly probably human.
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And I've come a long way from those amphibious days and
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I'd like to thank the things I've seen, the friends that I've made,
           Bm
All the people that have hurt me, the times that I've been saved and to
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music, which has made me its most obliging slave.
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There's blood on this guitar, there's sweat between these keys,
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when I step forward to the mic it’s with my tail between my knees,
     Bm
But we aren't here to fight, we are here to dance.
      Asus4                           A
No, we aren't here to fight, we are here to dance.


                     G                                          A
And then the summer crept up like only a Melbourne summer can.
      G                                            A
We ducked back in our alleys and pretended to hate our tans.
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And told each other one day, we'd all look back and smile,


         D                                     D/C#                     Bm
 Asus4 A
While knowing that we've been drinking ourselves to sleep for a long time.
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And now we're back at work and we're working on those numbers.
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They're getting us in our sleep, we're having nightmares in our slumber,
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About the dealers and the overheads we're going to have to pay.
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Just pass out,        pass out, pass out, pass out.
                                   D     (Dsus4)
It’s a job for another day.

*****The next bit is pretty much the same*****

And last night I kissed a girl that I met in a bar, which seems momentous given how
things are.
We made out all morning then slept in the afternoon and she said, "Wil, I think that I
can deal with you."
And I never found the right way to say thanks to Alex for keeping my head screwed on.
For telling me when I was wrong, even though I've known all along.
It’s time to clean up, start a band, get back on the road again. Stay sober and
appreciate my friends.
So I'd like to say thank you to every single one of you for everything.


                    G                                          A
And then the summer crept up like only a Melbourne summer can.
      G                                            A
We ducked back in our alleys and pretended to hate our tans.
      G                                             A
And told each other one day, we'd all look back and smile,


         D                                     D/C#                     Bm
 Asus4 A
While knowing that we've been drinking ourselves to sleep for a long time.
       G                                                  A
And now we're back at work and we're working on those numbers.
            G                                                    A
They're getting us in our sleep, we're having nightmares in our slumber,
                G                                                A
About the dealers and the overheads we're going to have to pay.
             D    D/C#        Bm           Asus4          G                 A
Just pass out,        pass out, pass out, pass out.
                                   D     (Dsus4)
It’s a job for another day.