Driveways by Steven Neal Wagner C G F G Danny came home with a degree C G F G and settled back in his old room C G F G and i had a job on the 10th floor C G F G?!? here in the town of my youth F G Am Em and everyone else that i'd ever known F Em G had found a good reason to move C G so when danny called up and said F G how 'bout a beer well F G C i had nothing better to do C G F G 10 years ago we were in school C G F G i was a friend of a friend C G F G chemistry books under his arms C G F G and lord of the flies in my hands F G Am Em we weren't jocks but we weren't nerds F Em G we were somewhere in between C G F G we weren't stars no we were just extras F G C in our little high school scene F C some friends are roads that take you onwards Am Em Dm G some friends are highways that bring you home C G Am then there are those who are the driveways G Am get you out the door on fridays G C that you would have spent alone C G He'd get me at 8:00 F G and we'd head to this place C G F G out where the road turned to dirt C G F G He'd have that beer then he'd dsappear C G F G hot on the trail of a skirt F G Am Em He wasn't that brave but the one thing that saved him F Em G was knowing a more frightened man G F G so i'd save his place i'd tell him go get her ace F G C then i would clap for the band F C some friends are roads that take you onwards Am Em Dm G some friends are highways that bring you home C G Am then there are those who are the driveways G Am get you out the door on fridays G C that you would have spent alone C G F G an offer came through and danny agreed C G F G and they flew him off to hawaii C G F G i knew that he left but i overslept C G F G and i never called to say goodbye F G Am Em and i went to work and i went to bed F Em G and nothin' seemed different at all C G F G so isn't it strange that of all things F G C i would choose this to recall F C some friends are roads that take you onwards Am Em Dm G some friends are highways that bring you home C G Am then there are those who are the driveways G Am get you out the door on fridays G Am D7 that you would have spent alone A7 G C yeah you would haves spent alone this song is copyrighted by Steven Neal Wagner 1995 http://stevennealwagner.com/ www.TAB6.com