Prisoners (hard Life, Hard Times) Lyrics - 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 

It's a hard life livin' when you're lonely 

It's a long night sleepin' alone 

It's a hard time waitin' for tomorrow 

It's a long, long way home 

Josie spends the evening with the people "on" the pages 

Of the paperback she picked up "at" the store 

Or sometimes it's the TV or she'll try to write a letter 

But they don't come too often anymore 

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It's a hard life livin' when you're lonely 

It's a long night sleepin' alone 

It's a hard time waitin' for tomorrow 

It's a long, long way home 

I stare at the gray walls before me 

And I see her face in the stone 

I try to imagine our baby 

I wish they would let me go home 

I wish they would let me go home 

I wish they would let me go home 

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It's a hard life livin' when you're lonely 

I wish they would let me go home 

It's a long night sleepin' alone 

I wish they would let me go home 

It's a hard time waitin' for tomorrow 

I wish they would let me go home 

It's a long, long way home 

I wish they would let me go home 

It's a long, long way home 

I wish they would let me go home 

Bring me and the other boys home 

I wish they would let me go home 

Bring me and the other boys home 

Words and music by John Denver