Joe Henry - The Man I Keep Hid lyrics

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