Stay with Me

The first time I got muddy I was a young boy

Ten years old

I got lost in the woods in the middle of the night, in the dark and rainy cold

Young and damp a summer camp

I was a funny little sleepwalker

So I didn't think to tie myself to that oak tree before I fell asleep

When I stood up that night not knowing all the while

Where I'd end up when I wake up having slept walk for a mile

I found myself running barefoot almost naked through the trees

I was in my underwear with branches slapping on my face and knees

I ran on top the rocks wet cedar thorns and moss feeling nothing

Then the moon rose up and I realized I was lost

Nowhere close to home for the first time I was alone

Then the lightning struck and the thunder shook and I called out for my mom

Give me some attention that's what I yelled into the night

Please come down and help me show me sympathetic light

I need someone close to me

If only for a minute

I'm not afraid of the dark

I'm just scared of what's in it

Stay with me

I had a dream last night that someone was taking my air from me

Creating ten times as many problems as any human can solve

They said you don't try hard enough and shoes don't always come in pairs

They love you when they make you look good but despise you behind closed doors

With vague goals and deep cracks it told me I can do better than that

Living in the shadow of someone's light that won't turn on

You see misery isn't everything

And I'm still learning that

Just give me the chance to turn my light back on

Stay with me

In the words of my father

Yes I'm good enough

Yes I'm good enough

Light the heart of my father

Yes I'm good enough

Yes I'm good enough

With the hope and strength of an ocean tide

Stay with me