[Verse 1]
[G] [Am]
They flutter behind you your possible pasts,
[C] [D] [G]
Some brighteyed and crazy, some frightened and lost.
[G] [Am]
A warning to anyone still in command
[C] [D] [G]
Of their possible future, to take care.
[G] [Am]
In derelict sidings the poppies entwine
[C] [D] [G]
With cattle trucks lying in wait for the next time.
[Chorus]
[Em]
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
[D]
Do you think we should be closer?
[Verse 2]
[G] [Am]
She stood in the doorway, the ghost of a smile
[C] [D] [G]
Haunting her face like a cheap hotel sign.
[G] [Am]
Her cold eyes imploring the men in their macs
[C] [D] [G]
For the gold in their bags or the knives in their backs.
[G] [Am]
Stepping up boldly one put out his hand.
[C] [D] [G]
He said, "I was just a child then, now I'm only a man."
[Chorus]
[Em]
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
[D]
Do you think we should be closer?
[Bridge]
[Em] [C] [Em] [C] [Em] [D] [C] [D] [Cmaj9]
[Verse 3]
[G] [Am]
By the cold and religious we were taken in hand
[C] [D] [G]
Shown how to feel good and told to feel bad.
[G] [Am]
Strung out behind us the banners and flags
[C] [D] [G]
Of our possible pasts lie in tatters and rags.
[Chorus]
[Em]
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
[D]
Do you think we should be closer?