These prison walls keep me from leaving   There's no escape I'm not strong enough   I was condemned the night the   devil came soul stealin'   The day I lost my one true love   These prison walls are built of sorrow   These prison bars are built of pain   My prison cell is always with me   I live in hell, I've gone insane   This prison is my very own invention   Nobody sees the barbed wire but me   I think that they're just no paying attention   I pray she comes back home and sets me free   The prison guards, laugh at my heartache   The say there';s no chance for parole   I tried so hard, but these bars they will not break   She took my heart, Scratch took my soul   What kind of stones are these walls made of   If I am guilty what was my crime   I love her so what was she afraid of   Forever more I'll do my time   These prison walls keep me from leaving   These prison bars harder than steel   She's got her own prison walls and   they're concealing   The love that she will never feel.