The Silent Getaway

Could I confide in you past midnight,
when my thoughts keep me awake?
I'll lay my soul and fortune on the ground
Beneath your feet.
And I'll bear my heart as though
my whole damn life depended on it -
just for you.
I meant to tell you sooner
when I thought I had more time.
That the trace of your sweet innocence
still linger behind.

And I'd give the very best of me
For everything you were.
For everything you said I could be -
For everything you are...

And you are my silent getaway.
My little space to heal.
To gather all my thoughts
and secrets I conceal.
The heart that holds me,
where I learn to make a stand.
For all I am is dust until we meet again.

I wonder still why you were here,
when you knew you couldnt stay.
Why you built me up and gave me wings
when it was you who flew away.
I had to walk a thousand miles
with a dagger through my chest.
And I wish you'd give me something
to lay my wounds to rest.

Tell me all your stories
the way you always did.
Sing for me the songs you used to sing
ever so sweet...
because you are

my silent getaway,A fortress that you built.
The milky avenue that saves my strongest will.
Can you see me with my heart here in my hands?
For all I am is dust until we meet again.