Footprint Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]So [A]you're[C][G][A][C][G]
cruisin' along at col[A]lege,
first [C]semester winding down.
[G]And you're finally over fir[A]st
semester [Cm]shock.[G]
[D]Now the [Em]holidays are approach[G]ing,
so it's [A]back to your old [Cm]town.
Back to [G]solid ground, your [C]family,
your [Dsus4]rock.[G]
Yeah, there's nothing like heading
home[A]ward to [C]clear the mental fog.
[G]The photographs in
[A]your memory never [Cm]blur.[G]
[D]So you're [Em]thinking about your par[G]ents,
your sister
[A]Beth and
Spike, your [Cm]dog.
They're [G]frozen in your [C]head
the way they [Dsus4]were.
Cause there's a [G]footprint you [C]left there,
in[G]delible [Baug]and deep.[Em]
It's the [Asus4]core of your[Am] identity[G],
the [A]principles you [C]keep.
[Csus2]Your footprint, yo[G]ur history,[Csus2]
[C]it's who[Cm] you are[Baug].[Em]
So you [D]run to hug [G]your parents, and
Beth [Am]calls [Cm]you a geek.
And when you [G]yell for
Spike, your [A]dad says,
[Cm]his [Am]son, we had to put him down[D]
last [G]week.[A][C][G][A][Am][G]
So you find yourself back at college, [A]kinda [Am]shaken,
[C]but [G]okay, and you're quickly swept
up again [A]by freshman [Cm]year.[G]
[D]There's your [Em]roommate who hogs the bathroom,
[G]a new pa [A]per due each day[Cm], and your par[G]t -time
job as a [C]campus store cash[Dsus4]ier.
[G]Then [Dsus4]it's suddenly [G]spring
vacation an[A]d it's h[Am]ome
you go [C]once [G]more and it's hard to believe
the [A]months have come [Cm]and gone.[G]
[D]You [Em]see that familiar drive[D]way an[G]d you
[A]open that front [Cm]door with that
[G]overwhelming feel[C]ing coming [Dsus4]on.
[D]There's a foo[G]tprint you lef[C]t
here permanent an[Baug]d
[Em]It's your con[Am]stant, your an[G]chor,
[A]unbendable like [Dsus4]steel.
[D]Your foot[G]print, your [C]history,
it's who you [Baug]are.[Em]
And the [Am]place looks so invit[G]ing.
It's [C]everything you'd [Cm]hoped.
You ask, [G]where's my sister?
Your [A]mom [Cm]says, [Am]dear,
[D]Beth and her boyfriend [G]eloped.[A][C]
[G]You lik[C]e to think you're enlig[G]htened.
You like [C]to believe that you're flexible
an[Dsus4]d cool.[A][Adim]
[Cm]Sure, [Baug]things will change while
you're away at [Em]school.
[A]But[Adim] you worry [Am]the fo[Dsus4]undation[G]
you've been [Am]rooted to [C]so [Cm]long
Is [G]somehow less depend[Cm]able,
[C]is sud[A]denly less str[Dsus4]ong.
[D]At lea[Csus2]st you're not like a tadpol[G]e,
One [C]of three thousand eggs
his [G]mom un[A]loads.
[Adim]who neve[Cm]r gets to kno[G]w[Baug]
his parent [Em]-totes.
[Asus4]Yeah, at [A]least you[Am]'re not like that.[G]
No,
[Csus2]you still got [C]your foot[A]print on [Dsus4]that threadbare
wel[G]come [Adim]mat and a plac[G]e to
[Dsus4]hang your[D] hat.[Dsus4]
So your [G]life hums along at college an[A]d
your [C]worries slowly [G]dim.
Opportunities to go [A]home
become more [Cm]rare.
[G]You hear your [Em]mom has a
brand new hair[G]do,
and your [A]bedroom's now [Cm]a gym.
Your [G]dad bought a vintage
Chev[Csus2]rolet
Bel
Air[Dsus4].
[G]Then your sophomore and
junior classes
disappear [C]before [G]your eyes.
And you're thinking about a
life [A]beyond these door[Cm]s.
[G]Your old roo[Em]mmate is
now your best [D]friend.
[G]Your latest [A]paper won a prize.
[Cm]You now mana[G]ge all the c[C]ol
lege campus [Dsus4]stores.
Still [D]there's a [G]footprint you [C]cling to,
it's [G]something you [Baug]can't s[Em]hake.
A [Am]need that won't dimin[G]ish,
a [A]bond that will not [Dsus4]break .
[D]Your foot[G]print, your [C]history,
it's [Cm]who y[Baug]ou are.[Em]
And [Am]home's a place of com[G]fort,
where noth[Em]ing's ever forced.
[Cm]Then over din [Dsus4]ner with your [G]pare[A]nts,
[Am]they tell you they're gett[G]ing divo[A]rced.[G]
Then you [C]have a [Csus2]calm revelatio[G]n,
[C]there as your world seems to blow up [G]in your [A]face.
[Adim]You see [Cm]that foot[G]prints don'[Baug]t
belong in just one [Em]place.[Asus4][A]
They're [Am]in the life you've [G]led,
but [C]they're not firmly [A]rooted.
They will [Dsus4]mul tiply and s[G]prea[Adim]d
on the [Dsus4]path that lies ahead.
Yes, your [G]footprint goes [Csus2]with you.
[C]It's something you don[Baug]'t lose.
[Em]From the famil[Am]y you were born with[G]
to the [A]family that you choose
[Dsus4]Your footprint, yo[G]ur history,[C]
it's who [Baug]you are[Em][Asus4]
[A]And the universe gets larger
And the cosmos will ex[Cm]pand
But one thing never [A]changes

[Outro 1]
Your footprint is right where you stand.
[G][A]