Prisoners - John Denver

Josie works the counter at the downtown five and dime

Anything at all to help her pass the time

Her mama keeps the baby and grandpa rambles on About the good times playing in his mind

Its a hard life livin when youre lonely

Its a long night sleepin alone

Its a hard time waitin for tomorrow

Its a long, long way home

Josie spends the evening with the people in the pages

Of the paperback she picked up in the store

Or sometimes its the tv or shell try to write a letter

But they dont come too often anymore

Its a hard life livin when youre lonely

Its a long night sleepin alone

Its a hard time waitin for tomorrow

Its a long, long way home

And I stare at the gray walls before me And I see her face in the stone

And I try to imagine our baby

And I wish they would let me go home

And I wish they would let me go home

And I wish they would let me go home

Its a hard life livin when youre lonely

And I wish they would let me go home

Its a long night sleepin alone

And I wish they would let me go home

Its a hard time waitin for tomorrow

And I wish they would let me go home

Its a long, long way home

And I wish they would let me go home

Its a long, long way home

And I wish they would let me go home

Bring me and the other boys home

And I wish they would let me go home

Bring me and the other boys home

And I wish they would let me go home

Bring me and the other boys home

Words and music by john denver