Written by Max D. Barnes I woke up this morning And prayed to God, oh let it be a dream Her side of the bed was cold And layin' there beside me was her ring With a note that she had left for me Layin' where she used to lay her head And I felt the world fall in on me For this is what she said (Chorus:) Tied to a stone ain't no way to live I can't go on livin' like this I'd rather be lonely and face life alone Than to go on this way, day after day Tied to a stone I always thought I gave her Everything that any girl could want The diamonds on her fingers A new car and a big two-story home Home became a prison And lookin' back now I can see it all Oh, I'd give the world if I could change the things That made her climb that wall (Repeat chorus)
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