The Backyard Of My Life
Skeleton Key
At one point i was like a child with nothing to lose but my mind
I could hear her high heels clicking on the pavement
Making there way to my front door
My heart had ten thousand reasons to build a barricade
When she threw a stone up at my window
I pretended nothing in here was moving
A silent silhouette standing still in the candle light
Love letters land on a dirty welcome mat
She smokes a cigarette while waiting under the marble arch
To keep her self sheltered from the rain
My mind was in a mess it wouldn't let its defenses down
She tried to twist the handle to no avail
I whispered something to my self under my breath
Maybe if i close my eyes she will disappear into the darkness
After an hour or so when i think the coast is clear
I pour another glass of red wine and carry on writing my masterpiece
When out of nowhere footsteps fall up the stairs
My soul was in a state of shock she broke on through to the other side
She took off her little black dress and said why are trying to hide
I laid my burden down there and then
My mask slipped she made me face myself
Shes sitting at the end of my bed tying her ribbons and bows
I wonder how she did it how did she get me to surrender?
Before i knew it i was spilling my guts to the girl
Building bridges and breaking down walls
Letting go of everything i held on to for so long
The weight of the world on my shoulders was lifted
Thanks to this thief in the night my perceptions had shifted
By Keith Hagger
