The Ties That Bind

[Verse 1]

You been hurt, and you're all cried out, you say

You walk down the street pushin' people outta your way

You packed your bags and all alone you wanna ride

You don't want nothin', don't need no one by your side

You're walkin' tough, baby, but you're walkin' blind

To the ties that bind

[Chorus]

The ties that bind

Now you can't break the ties that bind

[Verse 2]

Cheap romance, it's all just, just a crutch

You don't want nothin' that anybody can touch

You're so afraid of being somebody's fool

Not walkin' tough, baby, not walkin' cool

You walk cool, but darlin', can you walk the line

And face the ties that bind?

[Chorus]

The ties that bind

Now you can't break the ties that bind

[Bridge]

Whoa whoa, I

I'd rather feel the hurt inside

Yes, I would, darlin', than know

Know the emptiness your heart must hide

Yes, I would, darlin'

Yes, I would, darlin'

Yes, I would, baby

[Saxophone Solo]

(Oh!)

[Verse 3]

You sit and wonder just who's gonna stop the rain

Who'll ease the sadness? Who's gonna quiet your pain?

It's a long dark highway and a thin white line

Connecting, baby, your heart to mine

We're runnin' now, but, darlin', we will stand in time

To face the ties that bind

[Chorus]

The ties that bind

Now you can't break the ties that bind

You can't forsake the ties that bind

[Outro]

Whoa whoa whoa

Oh oh oh