Hidden

You’re with me when I wake each day.
You’re with me when I sleep.
You crowd my thoughts throughout the day—
A secret I must keep.

I think of you as I retire,
Call out your name at night.
I see your face in all my dreams.
Your face is my life’s light.

Pre-chorus:
But darkness comes in somber waves
As I reach for your hand.
Mirage, a figment of my mind.
Alone, alone I stand.

Chorus:
I stand and watch you watching her,
Hoping you’ll see me.
When she’s around I don’t exist.
I am not pretty.

Friendship has its benefits.
In me you do confide.
I listen quite objectively
And put my heart aside.

I tell you all I’d want from you
If I were in her place,
And smile, smile, smile on
To keep truth off my face.

Pre-chorus:
I don’t have to fake the joy
I find in your success.
I want you to be happy, I
Just want it to hurt me less.

Bridge:
I’ll keep it hidden.
I’ll keep it hidden.
I’ll keep it hidden from you. (2X)

Chorus:
I stand and watch you watching her,
Hoping you’ll see me.
When she’s around I don’t exist.
I am not—
Pretty as a picture like
She is in your eyes.
And one more day I stand alone
With a smile as my disguise.

So go to her and be as one.
I’ll stay here where I sit
Content to know there’s still a place
In your life where I do fit.