Safety First

You could spend a lifetime all alone
Looking for the closest thing to home
But you'll never know if you don't try
To believe the quiet child inside
Once you were free
Was it just me
Who believed in a picture that you always carried with ya
To be close to me
You would pretend
To forget the end
Of the same tired story 'cause you liked to hear me tell it again
And again
You could spend a lifetime all alone
Looking for the closest thing to home
But you'll never know if you don't try
To believe the quiet child inside
Clever and kind
You left that behind
For a safe social circle that would lead you to the head of the line
In good time
But i can see signs
The clues left behind
Just a hint of affection that eluded my detection alright
That's alright
You could spend a lifetime all alone
Looking for the closest thing to home
But you'll never know if you don't try
To believe the quiet child inside