I was six years old ed,

when my par ents went a way.

I was stuck in side some a (A)bro ken life I could n’t wish a way.

She was beau ti ful.

She had ev ’ry thing and more,

and my es cape side was (A)hid ing out and run ning for the door.

Some bod y lis ten, please.

It (Am7)used to be so hard you be ing me.

Liv ing in the shad ow of some one else ’s dream,

try ing to find a hand to hold, but ev ’ry touch felt cold to me.

Liv ing in a night mare, a nev er end ing sleep,

but now that I am wide a wake, my chains are fin ’lly free.

Don’t feel sor ry for me.

All the days col lid ed,

one less per fect than the next.

I was stuck in side some one (A)else ’s life, and al ways sec ond best.

Oh, I love you now,

’cause now I re al ize more,

that it’s safe out side to (A)come a live in my i den ti ty.

So if you’re lis ten ing,

there’s (Am7)so much more to me you have n’t seen.

Liv ing in the shad ow of some one else ’s dream,

try ing to find a hand to hold, but ev ’ry touch felt cold to me.

Liv ing in a night mare, a nev er end ing sleep,

but now that I am wide a wake, I chains can fin ’lly see.

Don’t feel sor ry for me.

Don’t feel sor ry for me.

Moth er, sis ter, fa ther, sis ter, moth (Fsus2)er,

ev ’ry thing’s cool now.

Moth er, sis ter, fa ther, sis ter, moth (Fsus2)er,

ev ’ry thing’s cool now.

Oh, my life is good.

I’ve got more than an y one (Dm11)should.

Oh, my life is good

and the past is in the past.

I was liv ing in the shad ow of some one else ’s dream,

try ing to find a hand to hold, but ev ’ry touch felt cold to me.

I’m liv ing in a new day, I’m liv ing it for me.

And now that I am wide a wake, yeah, I can fin ’lly be, so don’t feel sor ry for me.

Don’t feel (F)sor ry, don’t feel sor ry for me.

Don’t feel (F)sor ry, don’t feel sor ry for me.

Liv ing in, liv ing in, liv ing (G7)in the shad ow, (C)liv ing in, liv ing in, liv ing in

a new day.