Prisoner's Tears Lyrics - Mountain Soul Ii - Patty Loveless

A prisoner cries in the dark of his cell 

He knows the price of livin' in hell 

And nobody sees, nobody hears 

But nothin' falls as hard as a prisoner's tears 

I've never been locked behind walls of stone 

But I've been a prisoner deep down in my bones 

No judge and no jury, but the sentence is clear 

And nothin' falls as hard as a prisoner's tears 

Counting the days, wonderin' when 

This prisoner's heart will finally mend 

Counting the days, wonderin' when 

This prisoner's heart will finally mend 

They say I'm free now, they can't feel my pain 

They don't see my shackles, but I'm livin' in chains 

Love made the walls, love keeps me here 

Nothin' falls as hard as a prisoner's tears 

Nothin' falls as hard as a prisoner's tears 

A prisoner cries in the dark of his cell