Got a criminal record, I can't cross state lines
First on the bad list, and you're last on mine
Lookin' for a scapegoat, long past due
Walking down the aisle, still straining you

Still hear you screaming where do I hide?
All he asks, I said hurry inside

He said, she said, no she don't
Be back before morning, you know she won't
I remember that summer, like yesterday
And I remember his mother, as he was dragged away

I still hear him screaming
Where do I hide?
All he asks, I say hurry inside
A whole lot of memory
Yours and not mine
All he asks, I said hurry inside

Got a criminal record, I can't cross state lines
First on the bad list, and you're last on mine
Lookin' for a scapegoat, long past due
Walking down the aisle, still straining you

Still hear you screaming
Where do I hide?
All he asks, I say hurry inside
A whole lot of memory
Yours and not mine
All he asks, I said hurry inside
Where do I hide?


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Where Do I Hide Lyrics as written by Michael Kroeger Chad Kroeger

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    I could be wrong but, i hears this song over and over and the only concept i could come up with for this song is that he is talking about being charged for his friends crime.If anyone has anything different from that LET ME KNOW!
    MistaRodriguezon January 07, 2002   Link
  • +1
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    Sounds like he helped a friend who committed a crime but got caught helping him.
    jfd4on May 01, 2002   Link
  • +1
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    I never thought of it the way everyone else is talking about it, but it makes perfect sence
    Ethan Skiltzon May 11, 2002   Link
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    i know exactly what this song is about, i read about it in a ny post interview on nickelback.com.. when chad went into juvi hall with a friend, chad came out, and his friend didn't because he tried to get high after injecting something in his arm.. pretty sad, but overall a really damn good song.
    pillowon July 10, 2002   Link
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    yes 'pillow' thats what its about.. in a nutshell. its about chads friend, corey, who went to a minimum security prison. everytime he escaped hed go back to his hometown. one time he showed up at chads house trying to hide from the cops. corey died in prison on his 18th birthday.
    lilheartke5on September 16, 2008   Link
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    thanks to @pillow's comment I finally found it: June 28, 2002 - New York Post - ROCKY ROAD TRIP – CHAD KROEGER WANTS TO MAKE SOMETHING PERFECTLY CLEAR nypost.com/2002/06/28/rocky-road-trip-chad-kroeger-wants-to-make-something-perfectly-clear/ "Post: Should people look deeply into your lyrics? Kroeger: Absolutely. But some of it is very cryptic, unless I told you, this song is about me and a friend who got in trouble when we were both really young. I got sent away and came back a few months later and straightened out my act, and he didn’t. He died in prison on his 18th birthday, injecting something into his arm he thought was going to get him high. Unless I actually told you that story, you wouldn’t know that’s what the song “Where Do I Hide” is all about." also Chad talks about the song here - Nickelback - Leader Of Men, Where Do I Hide - The Joint - Las Vegas - 3-2-2018: youtube.com/… (basically what @lilheartke5 said)
    pfujon July 08, 2018   Link
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    man i agreee that he got cought for a crime he didt comite and i think that it was hes friend that did the crime or mabey they both had something to do with it but he was the only one cought or his friend ratted him out withce is trippy man
    creed_rockson July 26, 2002   Link
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    really? See, cause I always thought it sounded like he committed the crime but framed his friend. He tells his friend where to hide then rats him out.
    prayingmantis84on May 03, 2004   Link
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    I have no clue.. I was thinking more along the lines of marriage. Walking down the aisle staring straight at you. I still hear you screaming where do I hide? I'm thinking.... She doesnt want to marry him. That's my conclusion, Bro
    beekylovesmusicon September 16, 2005   Link
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    Well, i think this song is more about him and his friend both committing crimes, then they both hide in different places and his friend gets caught but he doesnt
    syko_braton October 13, 2005   Link

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