You Live in Me

You live in me
In thought and memory

Not trapped in a six by nine concrete cell
But rather isolated in my mental jail

Doing all the things you used to do
You smile at me and I miss you

I put on a show and lie by telling everyone that I'm fine
In reality, I know I'd be worse off if you were still mine

So, I'll leave you dancing on the bed
Reliving those moments burned in my head

I lay down and often pray
For those images to fade away

But over and over they continue to play
Somehow knowing I really want them to stay

You smile at me and I smile back
Until the prison walls begin to crack

That's when everything starts to fall apart
And the search lights on the watchtower
search my heart

As you escape and run deep in1o the night
While I close my eyes and watch you fade from sight

For now I'll pretend you're out on parole
But it is me who's doing time for the heart you stole