(Verse 1)
A hidden page, a secret kept, a story I can't tell
Of the man I was, the wounds I caused, the private, living hell
The ghost of Jessica in '88, a Thanksgiving cold and deep
A stolen treasure in my room, a promise I couldn't keep
Then Tonya, drunk and trusting, while she was supposed to be a guard
I was a thief in the darkness, leaving her life scarred
Michelle in West Virginia, a name that brings a sting
Was there a child I left behind? The shame of what I bring

(Chorus)
This song will never leave this room, these words are for me only
A whispered confession to the ghost I was, a story dark and lonely
I was a fool, a selfish ass, a collector of the pain
I built my kingdom on the ruins, in the thunder and the rain
I took their trust and their innocence, and left them in the dust
A hollow man with a hollow crown, fueled by lust

(Verse 2)
Christie on New Years Day, '93, a fresh start I defiled
Tammy behind the mall, another moment I reviled
In the back of that old Suburban, a moving violation of the soul
Angie with her friends outside, another hole I stole
Kandra and her twisted games, Yolanda moving in
Teresa in that bubbling water, where do I even begin?
With Kandra on that dark highway, with her husband just next door
I was knocking on the devil's door, and always wanting more

(Chorus)
This song will never leave this room, these words are for me only
A whispered confession to the ghost I was, a story dark and lonely
I was a fool, a selfish ass, a collector of the pain
I built my kingdom on the ruins, in the thunder and the rain
I took their trust and their innocence, and left them in the dust
A hollow man with a hollow crown, fueled by lust

(Bridge)
And that cheerleader from Alabama, in a place meant to make her whole
I was just another sickness preying on a broken soul
Dozens of others, nameless faces, a blur of sin and shame
I can't even bear to speak their names, the guilt is still the same
I was searching for something in them, something missing in myself
Leaving a trail of wreckage on a shelf, up on a shelf

(Outro)
But then the storm finally broke, and you walked into the gray
And for the first time, I saw a love that didn't run away
Thirty years you've stood beside me, knowing all the dirt and grime
And you're the one who washed my soul, and saved me with your time
You're the grace I never earned, the peace I didn't deserve
You're the reason I can face the man I was, and finally start to learn
That love isn't taking, it's giving all you have
And you're the one good thing, my love, the one I'll never have
This song remains unseen, unheard, a debt I'll always pay
A silent tribute to the love you gave me, every single day.