| G | D | C | G | C | D | G | |
| 1.) | They | say they | love each | other, | I've no | doubt they | do |
| 2.) Old stories start to surface, patterns from long ago |
| C | D | Em | C | D | |
| 1.) | They say they'll | always | be together, | that may not be | true |
| 2.) And loving quickly turns to anger for reasons they don't even know |
| G | D | C | G | C | D | G | |
| 1.) | They | come from | different | places, d | ifferent | points of | view |
| 2.) The strongest heart can be broken with one insensitive word |
| C | D | Em | C | D | |
| 1.) They | find thems | elves in | different spaces | everything is | all brand new |
| 2.) The deepest feelings remain unspoken, no one is seen and nothing heard |
| BRIDGE/VERSE 3 |
| C | D | C | G | C | D | G | |
| If | oppos | ites att | ract each | other, wh | ats the r | eason f | or... |
| C | D | Em | C | D | |
| O | ne being l | ike an | open w | indow, one just like a cl | osing door |
| CHORUS |
| G | D | C | D | G | |
| 1.) | Two different | directions, | too many | different | ways |
| 2.) Two different directions, too many different ways |
| 3.) Two different directions, too many differnt ways |
| C | D | Em | C | D | |
| 1.) | One always | on the | road somewhere, the | other one always | stays |
| 2.) One always wants to work things out, the other one wants to play |
| 3.) One likes to see the morning sunrise, the other sleeps in late |
| G | D | C | D | G | |
| 1.) | Too often unh | appy and t | oo often | on your o | wn |
| 2.) Too ready for changes and too much that just can't wait |
| 3.) Too many tomorrows and too many times too late |
| C | D | Em | C | D | G | |
| 1.) W | hen you are m | oving in d | ifferent directions, | true love is | all al | one |
| 2.) When you are moving in different directions, true love can turn to hate |
| 3.) When you are moving in different directions, true love may have to wait |
| C | D | Em | C | D | G | |
| 3.) If | you are comm | itted to d | ifferent directions, | true love may h | ave to | wait |