Reasons

Cm  Fm  Cm  G7
I’ve got reasons for the things I do, even if it don’t make sense to you
Cm    Fm        Cm    G7    Cm
I have reasons for the things I say, even though I may turn you away

Cm    Fm        Cm            G7
I’m not trying to make another friend
who may at best one day help me move
Cm    Fm        Cm    G7    Cm
I’d rather just straight put you to the test
and decide for once and all if I approve

F
What do you think of this life that we’re in,
Cm
could an omniscient god be so cold?
D7
If all that you have is really your self,
G    —  (F#)
is the point of it all to be sold

Cm    Fm        Cm            G7
I see reason as just another thing
like trees have leaves and birds have feathered wings
Cm    Fm                 Cm        G7    Cm
Our lives are different, our needs are different, too,
I don’t need to get along with you

Cm    Fm        Cm            G7
And this life is just a tiny blink
in between the thoughts that we may think
Cm    Fm             Cm         G7    Cm
And I don’t care, how that makes you feel,
I’m not even convinced that you are real

F                                 Cm
What do you think of this game that we play,
where nobody knows how to score?
D7                            G
I’ve lived a life where I’ve had everything
and somehow I’ve still wanted more

Cm    Fm        Cm            G7
I’m a thinker and I guess I understand
how the things I say and do will be perceived
Cm    Fm            Cm    G7    Cm
But I’m thinking that the only truth for me
is to always recognize what I believe

F                                 Cm
What do you think of this song that I sing,
am I dragging it out for too long?
D7                            G
I like to think that I know everything and many of those things are wrong

Cm    Fm        Cm            G7
I’ve got reasons for the things I do, even if it don’t make sense to you
Cm    Fm        Cm    G7    Cm
I have reasons for the things I say, even though I may turn you away

F                         Cm
Can you forgive the life that I lead, I’m trying to figure it out
D7                            G
I want to believe we are all meant to be but talking to you makes me doubt