diff --git a/BCC-Examples/hello_fields.py b/BCC-Examples/hello_fields.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a52fc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BCC-Examples/hello_fields.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+from pythonbpf import bpf, section, bpfglobal, BPF, trace_fields
+from ctypes import c_void_p, c_int64
+
+
+@bpf
+@section("tracepoint/syscalls/sys_enter_clone")
+def hello_world(ctx: c_void_p) -> c_int64:
+    print("Hello, World!")
+    return c_int64(0)
+
+
+@bpf
+@bpfglobal
+def LICENSE() -> str:
+    return "GPL"
+
+
+# compile
+b = BPF()
+b.load_and_attach()
+
+# header
+print(f"{'TIME(s)':<18} {'COMM':<16} {'PID':<6} {'MESSAGE'}")
+
+# format output
+while True:
+    try:
+        (task, pid, cpu, flags, ts, msg) = trace_fields()
+    except ValueError:
+        continue
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        exit()
+    print(f"{ts:<18} {task:<16} {pid:<6} {msg}")
diff --git a/BCC-Examples/hello_world.py b/BCC-Examples/hello_world.py
index a44753c..ff51731 100644
--- a/BCC-Examples/hello_world.py
+++ b/BCC-Examples/hello_world.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ def LICENSE() -> str:
     return "GPL"
 
 
-# compile()
 b = BPF()
 b.load_and_attach()
 
diff --git a/pythonbpf/utils.py b/pythonbpf/utils.py
index 8dbc5e5..47e9913 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/utils.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/utils.py
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 import subprocess
-import re
-
-TRACE_PATTERN = re.compile(
-    rb"^(.{1,16}?)-(\d+)\s+\[(\d+)\]\s+([a-zA-Z.]+)\s+([0-9.]+):\s+.*?:\s+(.*)$"
-)
 
 
 def trace_pipe():
@@ -20,12 +15,42 @@ def trace_fields():
         while True:
             line = f.readline().rstrip()
 
-            if not line or line.startswith(b"CPU:"):
+            if not line:
                 continue
 
-            match = TRACE_PATTERN.match(line)
-            if not match:
+            # Skip lost event lines
+            if line.startswith(b"CPU:"):
+                continue
+
+            # Parse BCC-style: first 16 bytes = task
+            task = line[:16].lstrip().decode("utf-8")
+            line = line[17:]  # Skip past task field and space
+
+            # Find the colon that ends "pid cpu flags timestamp"
+            ts_end = line.find(b":")
+            if ts_end == -1:
                 raise ValueError("Cannot parse trace line")
 
-            task, pid, cpu, flags, ts, msg = match.groups()
-            return (task.strip(), int(pid), int(cpu), flags, float(ts), msg)
+            # Split "pid [cpu] flags timestamp"
+            try:
+                parts = line[:ts_end].split()
+                if len(parts) < 4:
+                    raise ValueError("Not enough fields")
+
+                pid = int(parts[0])
+                cpu = parts[1][1:-1]  # Remove brackets from [cpu]
+                cpu = int(cpu)
+                flags = parts[2]
+                ts = float(parts[3])
+            except (ValueError, IndexError):
+                raise ValueError("Cannot parse trace line")
+
+            # Get message: skip ": symbol:" part
+            line = line[ts_end + 1 :]  # Skip first ":"
+            sym_end = line.find(b":")
+            if sym_end != -1:
+                msg = line[sym_end + 2 :].decode("utf-8")  # Skip ": " after symbol
+            else:
+                msg = line.lstrip().decode("utf-8")
+
+            return (task, pid, cpu, flags, ts, msg)