Tied to a Stone
written by: Max D. Barnes
performed by George Jones on "I Lived to Tell it All"
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1.I woke up this morning
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And prayed to God, oh let it be a dream
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Her side of the bed was cold
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And layin' there beside me was her ring
With a note that she had left for me
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Layin' where she used to lay her head
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And I felt the world fall in on me
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For this is what she said
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C.Tied to a stone ain't no way to live
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I can't go on livin' like this
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I'd rather be lonely and face life alone
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Than to go on this way, day after day
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Tied to a stone
2.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
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transcribed by:Paul Leafgreen
leafgreen_p@alph.swosu.edu