The Man I Used to Know

My brain is in a haze, - I haven’t slept in days
Or maybe even weeks - It’s a hardship to even speak
I stutter - My brain is cluttered
I can’t control - Which way my emotions will go

One minute I’m happy the next I’m sad
I wanna get naughty - I wanna be bad
Then I wanna sleep - Not say another peep
My emotions are all over the map
And if I don’t control them soon, I’m gunna crack…

Sleeping pills don’t make me sleep
You’re the only thing I need
I need your strong arms - To save me from harm
I need you soft hands running through my hair
Detangling it while I fall asleep in peace
I need to hear your gorgeous voice - And yet I have no choice
I’m not where you are - You’ve gone too far
You got too lost along the way
And now not even the light of day
Can salvage the man I used to know
The man who was anything but cold
The man who loved me and his family
The man who wasn’t ran by drugs and alcohol
The man who didn’t try to drown it all
I want him back
I miss that….

I’d give up the moon to see you return to normal soon
I’d give up the stars to prove to you there’s life beyond bars
That wasting away while getting wasted all day
Is no way to be, you CAN set yourself free!
All that you need, is the want to be with me
And I’ll show you the way
To brighter days
I’m not saying it’s gunna be easy
Cause baby believe me
It’s gunna get real hard sometimes
But I promise I’ll be there to pull you through those trying times
If you’d just put your trust in me
Throw down some belief
And follow my lead
I promise I’d pull you out of this dark place
And into somewhere safe….