The Prison

[Verse 1] I was high and dry Like the Kansas sky If I ached for any more I knew I'd surely die Night after night Tryin' to get out of my skin Day after lonely day You'd send me back again [Chorus] I have stood inside this prison I have touched its stony walls I know before you try to run You gotta learn to crawl I tried to leave it all behind me Drove all night just to drive all day But the walls of this prison still surround me And I can't break away [Verse 2] I held you so close I thought my soul would break But you were just a ghost The holiest mistake I will not be a judge Or the one to set you free I'll just keep on drivin' And time's a friend to me [Chorus] I have stood inside this prison I have touched its stony walls I know before you try to run You gotta learn to crawl I tried to leave it all behind me I drove all night, I drove all day But the walls of this prison still surround me And I can't break away [Verse 3] The sentence has been read Everything is done I wish I could say goodbye to you Wish I could hold the sun My eyes are dull and burnt And they lie to me sometimes 'Cause I thought I saw you cryin' [Chorus] I have stood inside this prison I have touched its stony walls I know before you try to run You gotta learn to crawl Oh, I tried to leave it all behind me In my dreams somehow I got away But the walls of this prison still surround me I can't break away