The Prison
Melissa Etheridge

I was high and dry like the Kansas sky
If I ached for any more I knew I'd surely die
Night after night trying to get out of my skin
Day after lonely day
You'd send me back again

I have stood inside this prison
I have touched it's 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 just to drive all day
But the walls of this prison still surround me
And I can't break away

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

I have stood inside this prison
I have touched it's 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 just to drive all day
But the walls of this prison still surround me
And I can't break away

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'll lie to me sometimes
Cause I thought I saw you cryin'

I have stood inside this prison
I have touched it's 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 just to drive all day
But the walls of this prison still surround me
And I can't break away


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  2001   4th Street Feeling   4th Street Feeling *   A Little Bit of Me   A Little Hard Hearted   A Disaster   A Lot Like You   A Sacred Heart   A Simple Love   AIN'T IT HEAVY   Ain't That Bad   All American Girl   All the Way Home   All the Way to Heaven   All There Is   All We Can Really Do   Am I Only Dreaming   An Unexpected Rain   An Unusual Kiss   Angel   Angels Would Fall   Angels Would Fall [Live]   Away (Bonus Track)   Be My Lover   Be Real   Beloved   Black Velvet   Blue Christmas   Born Under a Bad Sign   Brave And Crazy   Breakdown   Breath   Breathe   Bring Me Some Water   By Back Door   California   Change   Change The World   Cherry Avenue   Christmas   Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)   Christmas In America   Christmas in America [#]   Chrome Plated Heart   Come On Out Tonight   Come To My Window   Company   DANCE WITHOUT SLEEPING   Dancing In The Fire   Do It Again   Do It For The Rush   Don't Look At Me   Don't You Need   Down To One   Enough Of Me   Enough Rain   Everything You Want   Falling Up   Foolish Games   Getaway Machine   Giant   Glorious   God Is In The People   Good Girls And Boys   Goodnight   Grooming   Happy X-Mas (War Is Over)/Give Peace A Chance   Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas   Heal Me   Hearts And All   Heroes And Friends   Hold On, I'm Coming   How Would I Know   I Can Wait   I Could Be In Danger   I could've Been You   I Don't Want To Know   I Forgot to Be Your Lover   I Really Like You   I Really Must Be Going   I Run For Life   I Run for Life [#]   I Told You So   I Wanna Be in Love   I Want To Be In Love   I Want To Come Over   I Want You   I Will Never Be The Same   I Won't Be Alone Tonight   I'm The Only One   I'm The Only One (Show Promo)   I've Loved You Before   If I Wanted To   If You Want To   Im The Only One   Imagine That   Into The Dark   Isn't Life Strange   It's Christmas Time   IT'S FOR YOU   It's Only Me   Juliet   Just Stand Up   Just Stand Up!   Kansas City   KEEP IT PRECIOUS   Kiss Me   Let Me Go   Let's Get It On   Light A Light   Like a Preacher   Like The Way I Do   Love Rocks   Lover Kiss You   Lover Please   Mama I'm Strange   Map Of The Stars   Me & Bobby McGee   MEET ME IN THE BACK   Meet Me In The Back (Live)   Meet Me In the Dark   Memphis Train   Mercy   Merry Christmas Baby   Merry Christmas, Baby   Message To Myself   Monster   Morning   MUST BE CRAZY FOR ME   My Back Door   My Lover   My Lovers Greatest Gift   No Guarantee   No Souvenirs   Nowhere To Go   O Night Divine   Occasionally   One Hour Later   Only Love   Open Your Mind   Out Of My Mind   Piece Of My Heart   Piece of My Heart [#]   PLACE YOUR HAND   Please Forgive Me   Precious Pain   Put Me Out Of My Misery   Ready To Love   Refugee   Refugee [#]   Resist   Ring The Bells   Rock And Roll Me   Rock Me Baby   Royal Station 4/16   Royal Station 4\/16   Royal Station 416   Ruins   Scarecrow   Secret Agent   Shout Now   Shriner's Park   Silent Legacy   Silent Night   Similar Features   Skin Deep   Sleep   Somebody Bring Me Some Water   Somewhere In The City   Stranger Road   Stronger Than Me   Sympathy   Take My Number   Talking To My Angel   Testify   That's Important To Me   The Angels   The Beating Of Your Heart   The BOY FEELS STRANGE   The Different   The Heart Of A Woman   The Kingdom Of Heaven   The Late September Dogs   THE LETTING GO   The Shadow Of A Black Crow   The Universe Listened   The War Is Over   They Don't Know Me   Thing About You   This Is Not Goodbye   This Is Not Goodbye [#]   This Moment   This War Is Over   Threesome   To Be Loved   Touch and Go   Truth Of The Heart   Tuesday Morning   Uprising Of Love   Walking On Water   Wasting My Time   Watching You   We Are the Ones   Welcome To This Day - Reprise (Original Version)   What Happens Tomorrow   When You Find the One   Whispers My Heart   Who Are You Waiting For   Who's Making Love   Will You Still Love Me   Yes I Am   You And I Know   You Can Sleep While I Drive   You Could Save Me   You Used To Love To Dance   You Will   Your Little Secret

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