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verse 1
GA mother riding on a D/Fcity bus
Em7Kids are yelling kicking Dup a fuss
Cadd9Everybody's staring
Not kC/Bnowing what she's going througDh
G Somebody said don't you D/Feven care
And Em7do you let them do that eDverywhere
SheCadd9 slowly turnedC/B around, looked up and stareDd.
(pre-cho)
Em7She said, "Please forgive themCadd9 They've been up all night"
Em7Their father struggled But he Cadd9finally lost his fight
Em7He went to heaven In the Cadd9middle of the night
So Cadd9please C/Bfor--gAmive Gmy childrDen
They don't understand."
chorus
GEverybody's busy with theirD/F own situation
Em7Everybody's lost in their oDwn little world
Cadd9Bottled up, hurried up, C/Btrying to make a dream come tDrue
They don't understand
GEverybody's livin' like there D/Fain't no tomorrow
Em7Maybe we should stop and take Da little time
Cadd9Cause you never really know wC/Bhat your neighbor's going throDugh
They don't understand.
verse 2
A man drivin on the interstate,
slowin down traffic makin everybody late,
Everybody's starin' not knowin what he's goin through,
Sombody honked from the passin' lane,
yelled out the window ain't got all day,
The old man looked around and he caught his eye,
(pre- cho)
HE said please forgive me,
you know it's been a real long life,
My wife has passed away and my kids don't have the time,
And I've been there long and it's gettin' hard to drive,
So please forgive me children,
They don't understand.
chorus
GEverybody's busy with theirD/F own situation
Em7Everybody's lost in their oDwn little world
Cadd9Bottled up, hurried up, C/Btrying to make a dream come tDrue
They don't understand
GEverybody's livin' like there D/Fain't no tomorrow
Em7Maybe we should stop and take Da little time
Cadd9Cause you never really know wC/Bhat your neighbor?s going throDugh
They don't understand.
verse 3
GA man hangin on a D/Fwooden cross,
Em7Given everything to saDve the lost,
Cadd9Everybody's starin not kC/Bnowin what he's goin throuDgh,
GSomebody said you donD/F't have a prayer,
Em7If you're a king come on Ddown from there,
Cadd9The man just turned his heaC/Bd and looked up and starDed,
(pre-cho)
Em7He said please forgive them, For theCadd9y have not seen the light,
Em7They'll come to know me when ICadd9 come back to life,
Em7The road to heaven to make eveCadd9rything alright,
So Cadd9please C/Bfor--gAmive yGour childrDen,
They don't understand
chorus
GEverybody's busy with theirD/F own situation
Em7Everybody's lost in their oDwn little world
Cadd9Bottled up, hurried up, C/Btrying to make a dream come tDrue
They don't understand
GEverybody's livin' like there D/Fain't no tomorrow
Em7Maybe we should stop and take Da little time
Cadd9Cause you never really know wC/Bhat your neighbor?s going throDugh
They don't understand.
ending
GA mother riding on a D/Fcity bus
Em7Kids are yelling kicking Dup a fuss
Cadd9Everybody's staring
Not kC/Bnowing what she's going througDh
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