You been hurt and you're all cried out you say
You walk down the street pushing people outta your
way
You packed your bags and all alone you wanna ride
You don't want nothing, don't need no one by your
side
You're walking tough, baby but you're walking blind
To the ties that bind
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The ties that bind
Now you can't break the ties that bind
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
Oh I, I'd rather feel the hurt inside, yes
I would darling
Than know the emptiness your heart must hide
Yes I would darling, yes I would darling,
Yes I would baby
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
The ties that bind
Now you can't break the ties that bind
You can't forsake the ties that bind
Whoa, whoa, oh