Grey Walls

I took my darling down, I took my darling down

To that big grey house down the lane

And then the doctor said, he said "It's in her head"

She's never going to be right again"



I kissed my love goodbye

She didn't blink an eye

They took her down the hall

She never looked back at all



Oh, behind grey walls, somewhere there's a soul

Behind grey walls, she's out of control

She's crying out for help, no one can hear

O Lord have pity on her, O Lord have pity on her



My darling walks the floor, my darling walks the floor

She walks every minute that she can

I heard my darling say, I heard my darling say

That she don't know who I am



Cigarette burns down her arm

Said she tried to do herself harm

Tied her arms in the back

Trussed her up like a sack



Oh, behind grey walls, somewhere there's a soul

Behind grey walls, she's out of control

She's crying out for help, no one can hear

O Lord have pity on her, O Lord have pity on her



I saw my darling's face, I saw my darling's face

It looked so pale in the distance

She stared out from her room into the dying gloom

And I saw her poor tears glisten



Pills to keep her calm

More punctures than a junkie in her arm

Strapped her on the bed

Seventy volts through her head



Oh, behind grey walls, somewhere there's a soul

Behind grey walls, she's out of control

She's crying out for help, no one can hear

O Lord have pity on her, O Lord have pity on her



Behind grey walls

Behind grey walls