Behind That Door

Intro Playing with his Tonka truck... The boy looks up and says: "I thought grown men knew what to do..." Verse 1 When I told the truth... I thought the safest place I'd ever find... Was right behind that door... The safest of its kind. I thought I'd find some answers... Instead I found the night. I walked in carrying my truth... It never made it back outside. Chorus The walls were built for keeping secrets... Not for keeping children safe. I waited for someone to help me... No one ever came. The halls contained the bad men... That haunted all my dreams. I was the one imprisoned... While the bad men all went free. Verse 2 The pews were Sunday polished... The choir sang Amazing Grace. They said that room was somewhere... A hurting child found grace. I took my truth inside... And that is where it stayed. They said the danger's over... Mine had just begun that day. Chorus The walls were built for keeping secrets... Not for keeping children safe. I waited for someone to help me... No one ever came. The halls contained the bad men... That haunted all my dreams. I was the one imprisoned... While the bad men all went free. Outro That yellow Tonka truck... Still waits beside the wall... But the little boy who played with it... Never came back home. Final Chorus The walls were built for keeping secrets... Not for keeping children safe. I waited for someone to help me... No one ever came. The halls contained the bad men... That haunted countless dreams. The innocent were imprisoned... While the bad men all went free. While the bad men all went free...