Nick Drake spent the whole of his ill-fated life trying to achieve recognition throughout his music. Sadly, he was never able to fulfil that dream of his. A place to be is a song about that! When I was younger, younger than before = He had a carefree soul without any bad feelings about life. I never saw the truth hanging from the door = The troubles he faced when he grew older, didn´t exist in that idyllic period. Now I´m older gotta get up clean the place.= As an adult now, I need to face my problems. And I was green, greener than the hill = I was fresh and young. Wher the flowers grew and the sun shone still = Everything was beautiful and bright! Now I´m darker than the deepest sea. = These days I´m hopelessly down. Just hand me down, give me a place to be.= I´ll accept anything and any spot to live. And I was strong, stronger in the sun= I had my full existence ahead of me. I thought I´d see when day is done= Everything was going right. Now I´m weaker than the palest blue= I am no longer a blissful creature. Oh, so week in this need of you = I´m so fragile and hungry for love.