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 spot lights on the watchtower  
search my heart  
   
As you escape and run deep into the night  
While I close my eyes and watch you fading 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