Artist: Ethan Hawke
Song: Ryan's Song
Album: Split the Difference (Daddy's Lullaby)
Featured in the motion picture "Boyhood" (2014)
Strum: DU UDU (emphasis on the first down strum)
Each chord is played for two bars.
I wanna go to Austin but I want to stay home
invite our friends but still be alone
live for danger but play it cool
have everyone respect me for being the fool
I wanna have 15 ice creams
but still watch what I eat
and win all the prizes
but still keep my feet
I want for us to be together forever
but to wander wherever I may
I want you to be easy and casual
but still demand I stay
I want for us to go out to dinner
and make a home cooked meal
wear an evening gown
and quickly ditch the heels
Climb to the top look over the ledge
dance bare foot on a razor's edge
reach for the stars grab the tiger by the tail
but if I don't try I'll never fail
Cause if you go home you're rolling dice
can't step in the same river twice
You love too much it'll turn to hate
If you never leave home you'll never be late
cause everything's like your grandma said
you can't make gold from a pot of lead
Jesse James was just a crook
you can't learn to plow by reading a book
I wanna take the train but get there fast
live in the moment, have everything last
achieve great things but not really care
have everyone love me but tell 'em not to stare
I wanna be really rich
but not care about money
to always tell the truth
but still be really funny
I want for you to know me completely
but still remain mysterious
consider everything deeply
but still remain fearless
I'm easy to please I like chocolate and vanilla
ask me to choose and I'll pick sarsaparilla
I like sunsets but I love sunrises
and I don't care about the color of your eyes
Gotta play fast but only shoot once
stand in the corner, hold hands with the dunce
Only thing's for certain nothing stays the same
and each and every kid only gets one name
Eat too much, you're gonna get fat
buy a dog and you'll piss off the cat
So take a deep breath and enjoy the ride
(single strums)
'Cause arrivals and departures run side by side.