Tom: G G Billy wasn't sober C G C He got pulled over in chinatown G Liquor on his breath C Stuffs a pistol in the cushion G Rolls the window down C G Oh well, his heart it races like a hundred-yard dash C G Stone cold on his face C G D Policeman sends him reluctantly on his way [Verse] G Billy wasn't sober C He was hungover G C It was 10 am G Another day of work C G Clutching the pillow like his only friend C Oh well he's past his prime G He's a dinosaur C G Steadfast in his ways C G D No aces left but he still has cards to play [Chorus] G G C G And he hopes today he'll swim his way to Avalon C G D He's not all the way down [Verse] G Billy's getting older C G C The chip on his shoulder's getting heavier G Weight of the world C G Spins and skids into oblivion C G This ain't living, it's waiting 'round to die C G There must be another way C Under his breath he says, G D "Things have got to change" [Chorus] G G C G And he hopes today he'll swim his way to Avalon C G D He's not all the way down G G C G And he hopes today he'll swim his way to Avalon C G D He's not all the way down [Bridge] C G Searching but he got no soul C G Wishing he could flip a switch C G C G Turn his life around and face the fact D That life's a bitch [Chorus] G G C G And he hopes today he'll swim his way to Avalon C G D He's not all the way down G G C G And he hopes today he'll swim his way to Avalon C G D He's not all the way down G G C G And he hopes today he'll swim his way to Avalon C G D He's not all the way down