Hesch After Dark

[Verse 1] When the sun goes down behind the Sierra line And the neon fades on the old motel sign There's a part of me that only comes out late When the world's asleep and the shadows wait [Verse 2] I don't run from it no more, I learned to sit Pour a cup of black coffee and talk to it 'Cause the things you hide are the things that grow In the dark of the soul where you never go [Chorus] This is Paul Hesch after dark Where the hidden things come out to play Where the wounds are raw and the truth is stark And you meet the parts you pushed away After dark, after dark Paul Hesch after dark [Verse 3] Got a box of anger that I never told Got a jar of sorrow that's a decade old Got a little boy cryin' in a corner room And a man who's learnin' how to face the gloom [Chorus] This is Paul Hesch after dark Where the hidden things come out to play Where the wounds are raw and the truth is stark And you meet the parts you pushed away After dark, after dark Paul Hesch after dark [Verse 4] The healers in the daylight wear a smile so bright But every one of us has walked the night You can't hold the light if you've never known What it means to sit in the dark alone [Verse 5] So come on in, pull up a chair Bring your demons, I won't stare We'll sit together till the mornin' sky And learn to love the parts that made us cry [Chorus] This is Paul Hesch after dark Where the hidden things come out to play Where the wounds are raw and the truth is stark And you meet the parts you pushed away After dark, after dark Paul Hesch after dark