My Hands Are Tied - Merle Haggard, The Strangers

MY HANDS ARE TIED

(Tommy Collins — Merle Haggard — Kay Adams)

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She came her to see me today in prison where I have to stay

But this time she came here to tell me goodbye

Pretending that I understood I held back the tears best I could

But I know that she knew I wanted to cry

Cause my hands’re tied I’m locked here inside

I want her I need her I love her but my hands’re tied

Her visits kept my world alive our love found the way to survive

But now it’s all over I’ve lost her for good

She waited with arms open wide till somebody else stepped inside

But I know she waited as long as she could

Cause my hands’re tied…