by Eric Clapton Just like a prisoner, he don't know right from wrong. Just like a baby, he sings a pleading song And that's why so many tears must fall. Yes, that's why so many tears must fall. Just like a sailor, he steers away from home. He feels a tidal wave in his heart, but he ain't alone And that's why so many tears must fall. Yes, that's why so many tears must fall. I'm like that prisoner, I don't know right from wrong. Just like that baby, I sing a pleading song And that's why you'll never know how I feel. Yes, that's why you'll never know how I feel.