Key: D
Introduction: D B
G A#
I withdrew from the street and all humanlike zones
D B
I'd had it, I'd had it - I was mush to the bones
G A#
I covered the windows, I was taking no calls
D B
Then I thought for a month inside the alien walls
A G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
A G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
A G
Now I know. Oh They don't tell you so
F# F
but I can recall it all
G A#
I called up a girl I'd known for so many years
D B
I'd seen her in shock, I'd seen the last of her tears
G A#
I admired her style from her toes to her brain
D B
She accepted my plan and so she caught the next train
A G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
A G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
A G
Now I know. Oh They don't tell you so
F# F
but I can recall it all, i remember
D B
Back again
G A#
Welcome home
G A#
We would secretly smile inside our surgical masks
D B
But we were serious too - we accomplished our ask
G A#
The schedule was followed, a daughter was born
D B
And so the mother departed - I was left with her form
A G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
A G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
A G
Now I know. Oh They don't tell you so
F# F
but I can recall it all
G A#
Her education's begun - I'm intent on success
D B
Her breathtaking beauty it brings out my best
G A#
I once knew true love - she won't know another
D B
Life is renewed, my little girl is my lover
A G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
A G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
A G
Now I know. Oh They don't tell you so
F# F
but I can recall it all