Defiance, Ohio - Calling old friends

^CCalling old friends to make sure they're re^Gal t^Falking talking just to feel that s^Cense of home you lost when you lef^Gt last y^Fear ^CDistance is just numbers ^Gon a d^Fashboard hours thinking about ^Cnothing but the transmission s^Gtutter ^Fyou fear I ^Fremember what you ^Gwhispered in m^Amy ear and ^Fall the things we ^Gtried so hard to ^Cnever ^Ghave to ^Fhear ^Flike kids tighten up start ^Gsaving for the golden y^Amear Well hey that p^Ficture it fades da^Gy by day and the ou^Ctcome's no^Gt so cl^Fear

Don't think I'll^C see you around this winter^G and my tongue's^F stuck full of splinters I'm ^Cembarrassed to admit what I've b^Geen ^Fthinking ^CHope keeps some afloat but ^Gfor m^Fe it's no life boat The tighter^C I hold on the deeper ^Gdown I'm^F sinking

Tried to ^Fput my finger o^Gn it but^Am gave it my whole arm Reached^F out with good in^Gtention but it o^Cnly d^Gid more ^Fharm ^FFind ourselves alone^G since the day^Am we're born so we seek ^Fsomeone to sew^G sutures in the ^Cplaces ^Gwhere we're ^Ftorn