“When The Door Is Open”

“When The Door Is Open”

(Tom Entrican)

When the door is open and the key is put aside

No longer will you have a place where you can run and hide

Your life becomes an open book and left out on display

And many stop to take a look as they walk along the way

Some will take the time to smile while others close their eyes

Most see just the cover and never hear the cries

And few will ever take the time to touch your inner heart

No offer for or quest to see inside your deepest part

Some will come and set up stakes for just a little while

While others linger many years and leave a gentle smile

And there are those who come along with promises to stay

They rip things all apart and try to steal your joy away

You leave your door wide open through all the many years

And have a lot of smiles to share along with all the tears

The pains and all the sorrows try to swallow all the joy

Like fingers of distrust and fear just poking to annoy

But when the door is open and the key is put aside

No longer will you have a place where you can run and hide

For when you hide and lock the world outside

The joy won’t get a chance to win and behind your door you die