A Place to Hide

Do you just want to be with someone
Or do you want to be with me?
I know you've had your troubles
So I won't interfere with your sleep
I only see you when you're lonely
You only see me on my knees
I'm always begging for rain
But I am never dressed appropriately

But I die hopeful
That you are coming home to me
Your voice broke in that phone call
And I had never heard a sound so sweet

I still remember when we crashed your bike
We were young, drunk, and high
You said I was your safe place
But I was just a place to hide
A place to hide

And you hate the fact that I'm so serious
Even though you know I've had to be
I was far too close in age to my mother
She was just a child when she had me
Now you only deal in spite and stories
And you cast them up constantly
How am I supposed to be there for you
When you keep saying it's not me you need

Will I die hopeful
That you are coming home to me?
I heard your need in that phone call
And you didn't even have to speak

I still remember when we crashed your bike
The flash of red above your eye
Back then I was your safe place
But now I'm just a place to hide
A place to hide

And the ambulance came crashing
Through the town around me
They carried you away
And I just hoped to God you'd found your peace
The Devil in your mind
There is no cure for that disease
Oh did I keep the pain at bay or
Did I just watch you bleed?

I still remember when we crashed your bike
I think about it all the time
You were searching for a safe place
But there's no hiding from the ghost inside
The ghost inside