cold irons bound

i'm beginnin' to hear voices and there's no one around

i'm all used up and the fields have turned brown

i went to church on sunday as she passed by

and my love for her has taken such a long time to die

well

i'm waist deep

waist deep in the mist

it's almost like

almost like

i don't exist

i'm twenty miles out of town

cold irons bound. well

the walls of pride are high and wide

can't see over to the other side

it's such a sad thing to see beauty decay

it's sadder still to feel your heart turn away

one look at you and i'm out of control

like the universe has swallowed me whole

i'm twenty miles out of town and cold irons bound. there's too many people

too many to recall

i thought some of 'em were friends of mine

i was wrong about 'em all

well

the road is rocky and the hillside mud

up over my head

nothing but clouds of blood

i found my world

found my world in you

but your love just hasn't proved true

i'm twenty miles out of town and cold irons bound

twenty miles out of town

cold irons bound. well the winds in chicago have torn me to shreds

reality has always had too many heads

some things last longer than you think they will

some kind of things you can never kill

though it's you

and you only

i'm singin' about

but you can't see in and it's hard looking out

i'm twenty miles out of town and cold irons bound. well

the fat's in the fire and the water's in the tank

well

the whiskey's in the jar and the money's in the bank

i tried to love and protect you because i care

i'm gonna remember forever the joy we've shared

looking at you and i'm on my bended knee

you've no idea what you did to me

i'm twenty miles out of town and cold irons bound

twenty miles out of town and cold irons bound.