A Way Out of Here

~raining, telephone ringing, answering machine: "Hey, I'm not in right now. Leave a message. Thanks." Beep~
  
~Sound FX cut, guitars come in, calm, a bit quiet~
  
~spoken~ Hey, man, I... I kinda need to talk to someone ...
   
Verse 1:  
Listen, I really need to say some things...
I know you've got your own life to run
But if you could spare a few minutes and hear me
I'll pay you back in the best way I can.
  
Thanks...
  
I don't know what's wrong with me.
Nothing makes sense, nothing fits right.
Maybe it’s just the stress wearing me down.
Maybe I'm just losing my mind.
  
And I don't know who to turn to
And I don't know where to go.
I feel like I'm trapped in a cage,
And I can't seem to find the door.
  
Chorus:
And I need to find a way out of here
I can't stand the way I'm passing my life off
I know I'm not really helping myself,
But I just don't know how.
And its why I come to you.
Please...
I need to find a way out of here.
  
Verse 2:
Yeah, I've gotten myself into more trouble.
And I know what you're going to tell me.
What was I thinking? How could I do it to me?
I don't know the answers myself...
  
But...
  
I do know that when I talk to you
I feel like I'm worth listening to.
You always have something to help me out
And make me laugh and think about.
  
Then I know just who to turn to
And I know just where to go
The cage door finally opens
And I'm free...
  
Chorus:
And I need to find a way out of here
I can't stand the way I'm passing my life off
I know I'm not really helping myself,
But I just don't know how.
And it’s why I come to you.
Please...
I need to find a way out of here.
  
~Short instrumental~
  
I'm so damned caught up in all my lies
I can't see straight and I'm getting lost.
I'm losing the light before me.
  
And I know that I've got myself
Trapped in a web of trouble again
You've pulled me out so many times
  
And so I'm asking you...
  
Please... listen to me and hear me out...
I'm sorry I get you caught in my troubles and doubts
I know I ask so often, but...
You're really the only one I trust.
  
So please... hear me out...
Help me find a way out of this dark corridor
Carry me away from this barren land once more.
  
Help me find a way out of here...
  
~instrumental~
  
Chorus:  
And I need to find a way out of here
I can't stand the way I'm passing my life off  
I know I'm not really helping myself,
But I don't know how.
And it’s why I come to you
Please...
I need to find a way out of here
  
Verse 3:


Thanks for listening to me,  
I'll try to get things straight again
I don't think I'd ever get this far
Without some help from you


And…


If there's ever anything you need
I'll do my best to pay you back
I know it won't be easy
But I owe you for all this time...


And I know I'll make it through this time
I know what path I have to take
The cage door finally opens
And I'm free...


~guitar winds down little by little until it fades~


~spoken~
Thanks for listening, man. You have no idea how much it means.


~click~