Joe Henry
"The Man I Keep Hid"

Nobody knows the man that I keep hid
Nobody knows the man that I keep hid
He's raised my face like a pirate's flag
A phantom nation's tattered rag
Nobody knows the man that I keep hid

Somebody used my mouth laughed out loud
Somebody used my mouth and laughed out loud
Spoke in ways that were strange to you
Whispered things even money won't do
Nobody knows the man that I keep hid

Something startled you late last night
Something startled you late last night
A ghost from my dreams leaning pale
Moved in you left a vapor trail
Nobody knows the man that I keep hid

You say you've changed but fear you wont
I say I've changed and prove I don't

Somebody made my heart a silver spoon
Somebody made my heart a silver spoon
It eats away at love and pride
Like hunger down the mountainside
Nobody knows the man that I keep hid

Nobody knows the man that I keep hid