When I was young I mimicked my father I followed his shadow in the street I would lie awake for hours Listening to Flow's (?) Creek
I was hynotized by his deep voice and the way him and my mother would speak In quiet hushed voices In words I don't understand Talking well into the warm dark night Touching my head with their hands
Now I'm older and I'm affected I'm not as genuine as I let on
And I lie to her like it's nothing at all Some call it leading her on Well we talk late at night I tell her I might be in love
I say anything to make her head swim To help me rise above
These quiet hushed voices These words I don't understand Talking well into the warm dark night Holding my head in my hands
They say guilt can penetrate the thickest walls I say it keeps me ? It'll get me through another day It'll keep them from going
Now I'm a shadow of my former self And I make my own way I can't seem to get my head to settle Or to keep my mind from straying
And I remember back to days past I never had a clue Ever since I could think or speak all I knew
Were these quiet hushed voices These words I don't understand Words I shout into the ? night Holding my head in my hand
Well these quiet hushed voices These words I don't understand words I shout into the ? night Holding my head in my hand