( verse )
F
A# F A# F C F A#
if you can , you should try and learn to forgive yourself
F A# F C F A#
night and day the world would try and make you someone else
F A# C Dm
but you’re not alone on the earth tonight
F A# C F
no , you’re not alone in the blinking light .
A# F A# F C F A#
oh , victory will be one and lost a thousand times
F A# F C F A#
so if you can , offer empathy , don’t get lost in pride
F A# C Dm
oh , forgive your friends , they are only young
F A# C F
oh , forgive your friends like you’ve always done .

( chorus )
F A#
oh , cause now it’s exactly the time
F Dm A#
to be out on your own again .
F A# Am A# F
oh , now it’s exactly the time to turn your head from the past .

( verse )
A# F A# F C F A#
and if you can , try and get to know your parents well
F A# F C F A#
forgive them , too , they are more like you than you can tell .
F A# C Dm
when they give advice , offer sympathy ,
F A# C F
they’re just showing you who they want you to be .

( chorus )
F A#
oh , now it’s exactly the time
F Dm A#
to be out on your own again .
F A# Am A#
oh , now it’s exactly the time to turn your head
F A#
oh , now it’s exactly the time
F Dm A#
to be out on your own again .
F A# Am A# C Csus
oh , now it’s exactly the time to turn your head from the past .

( bridge )
F A# Dm A#
and i can spend a lifetime searching for someone to blame
F A# C
and don’t look back , don’t feel ashamed .
F A# Dm A#
and i can spend a lifetime searching for someone to blame
F A# C Csus
and don’t look back , don’t feel ashamed .

( chorus )
F A#
oh , now it’s exactly the time
F Dm A#
to be out on your own again .
F A# Am A#
oh , now it’s exactly the time to turn your head
F A#
oh , now it’s exactly the time
F Dm A#
to be out on your own again .
F A# Am A# F
oh , now it’s exactly the time to turn your head from the past .