There’s a place where I used to hide
A fort of unending pride
Back when I was young
Brighter shown the sun
And the courtyard was ever still
With the taste of an evening chill
I played by all the rules
And I never sang the blues
There’s a place where I used to hide
Still helping me decide
Helping me decide

That stars will see you soon regretting half of the choices you’ve made here
And if my memory’s in storage just don’t throw it away
And as the sun may rise to meet your limited expectations
The winter skies will cloud my eyes with empty promise of rain and you’ll…

Never flash me that wanton gaze
Never live for the younger days
Ever closing eyes
But I’ll never say goodbye
You're the rock under which I crawled
Who left me entranced, enthralled
Fading photographs
And nervous aftermath
And this rock under which I crawled
Helped me through it all
Ya helped me through it all

That stars will see you soon regretting half of the choices you’ve made here
And if my memory’s in storage just don’t throw it away
And as the sun may rise to meet your limited expectations
The winter skies will cloud my eyes with empty promise of rain and you

I can’t replace the photographs now collecting dust
The pictures paint a different her, she seems so non-plussed
A tolling of an iron bell echoes in the distance
A constant dim reminder of how I met resistance
From all that within you