of a life only to escape to something that could
hurt me even more.
Where were you? Where were you? … Just a
little late … You found me, you found me.6
I don’t say anything, I just let her hold me like a
child abandoned by his father in his moment of
need. Like a boy who had to drop out of school
and forget about his dreams to take care of his
family. Like a boy who was trapped in a spiral of
bullshit and false convictions which brought him
even lower and more needy of affection.
That boy needed to be reassured and brought
back home. He needed to grow up and become a
man.
6You Found Me, The Fray, The Fray
“I need you,” I whisper into her hair. “I need
you, Erin. It really terrifies me because I’ve never
needed anyone in my life. But now,” I say, raising
my head, “I need you.”
She looks at me and she’s so beautiful and true
and … mine.
She is here for me.
And it’s real, even if it scares me.
She shines like a light on a stormy night that
shows you the way home safe and sound.
I take her with both hands, not careful about the
fact that we’re in the pub full of customers and
I’ve probably got everyone looking at us, that
Rain’s probably in the corner somewhere crying. I
don’t give a shit about anything. The only thing
