Hide and Seek

The terrors of my youth lay in the hours right before bed

In the unlit hall and under-stairs

Shadows growing in my head

And swimming between docks

Kelp tangling my feet

Could be hunters of the deep

Hungry creatures' waiting teeth

Essentially all unknowns

Nothing like unringing phones

And now the thing that haunts me before I sleep

Is a little children's game, called

Hide and Seek

Just a little game we both will play

Hide and Seek

Will I run or do I stay?

I keep trying to find the words to keep you near

But fear

Every day about this time I'm a little more aware

Of the shadows of the palms

Growing ever long

And all the freighters out there

Queuing up at sea

They all look like little toys to me

Nowadays, the things that seem so terrifying

Are setting suns and scanning bars

And peering through windshields of darkened cars

And it's getting dark

And we are about to play

Hide and Seek

Just a little game we like to play

Wonder if tonight you're gonna stay

Depending on the mood or day of the week

I keep trying to find the words to keep you near

Next thing I know, I find you've disappeared

And I find us playing Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

Playing Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek