Bm A D/F#
Look up, lean back, be strong
G
You didn't think you'd live this long
Bm A D/F#
Be as one, hold on, steady stand
G
For as long as you think you can
[Verse 1]
Bm A
Old habits die for a couple of weeks
D/F#
And then I start doing them again
G
This sun is making me feel like I'm missing out on something
Bm
But if I went to your barbecue
A
I'd feel uncomfortable and not be sure what to say anyway
D/F#
It's like when I go to your birthday
G
Drinks to congratulate you being the age I already thought you were
Bm
Or not, I don't know
A
It's a miracle, I've remembered at all
D/F#
When I'm buried in the ground
G
I won't be able to make your birthday drinks
Bm
But I will still feel guilty
A
You see, when the air warms up like this
D/F#
It brings every single memory of you back
G
And it makes me so sick, I can't breathe
Bm A
Except I am still breathing, aren't I?
D/F# G
Sometimes I think that's the problem
[Chorus]
Bm A D/F#
So look up, lean back, be strong
G
You didn't think you'd live this long
Bm A D/F#
Be as one, hold on, steady stand
G
For as long as you think you can
[Verse 2]
Bm
Be very careful out there
A
Stop trying to have so many friends
D/F# G
Don't be intimidated by all the babies they have
Bm
Don't be embarrassed that all you've had is fun
A
Prioritise pleasure
D/F#
Don't send those long paragraph texts
G
Stop it, don't
Bm
Getting married isn't the biggest day of your life
A
All the days that you get to have are big
D/F# G
Be wary of the favours that they do for you
Bm A
They'll tell you I'm wrong, they'll tell you (I do this all the time)
D/F# G
They'll tell you I'm wrong, they'll tell you (I do this all the time)
[Chorus]
Bm A D/F#
So look up, lean back, be strong
G
You didn't think you'd live this long
Bm A D/F#
Be as one, hold on, steady stand
G
For as long as you think you can
[Verse 3]
Bm A
All you need to do, darling, is fit in that little dress of yours
D/F#
If you weren't doing this you'd be working in McDonald's
G
So try and cheer up, I'm not sure
Bm
You're moving around too much, you need to stand still
A
Be more like Mairead, shh
D/F#
Stop showing off
D/F#
You're a good girl
D/F#
You're a good, tall girl
D/F# G
You're a good, sturdy girl
Bm
One day I would love to tell you
A
How the best night of your life
D/F# G
Was the absolute worst of mine
[Chorus]
Bm A D/F#
So look up, lean back, be strong
G
You didn't think you'd live this long
Bm A D/F#
Be as one, hold on, steady stand
G
For as long as you think you can
[Verse 4]
Bm
Now and again you make complete sense
A D/F#
But most of the time I'm sat here feeling stupid for trying
G
My hunger times, my impatience equals the problem
Bm
You're beautiful and I want the best for you
A D/F#
But I also hope you fail without me
G
It was really rather miserable trying to love you
[Instrumental]
| Bm | A | D/F# | G | 2x
[Outro]
Bm A D/F# G
I'll take care, I'll read again, I'll sing again, I will
Bm A D/F# G
I'll take care, I'll read again, I'll sing again, I will
Bm
We laid there in the darkness and you were asleep
Bm
And I wasn't checking my phone for a moment and I felt—
