A Prison Without Walls Song Lyrics and Chords by Eddy Arnold
A Prison Without Walls
Recorded by Eddy Arnold
Written by Steve Nelson, Jack Rollins, Eddy Arnold
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I don't need chains or
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iron bars to
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tell me I'm not free
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prison without
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walls
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I'm
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living in the
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memory of a
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love that used to be
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prison without any
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come and go but still I know I'll
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never
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break
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way
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deep inside my heart is tied to
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dreams of yesterday
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you bring back your
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love sweetheart there's
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no escape of me
I'm in a
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prison without any
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walls
You closed a door with
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your goodbye that
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tells me night and day
I'm in a
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prison without any
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Could
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loving you be
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such a crime that
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I should have to stay
Here in a
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prison without any
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tell myself I won't be blue I'll
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find
an
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other
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love
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when I look at someone else it's
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you I'm thinking of
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back sweetheart and
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break these ties I
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can't go on this way
I'm in a
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prison without any
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walls
FAQ
Who sang the the song A Prison Without Walls?
- The song A Prison Without Walls was sang by Eddy Arnold.
Who is Eddy Arnold?
- Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 - May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the Grand Ole Opry (beginning 1943) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (beginning 1966), Arnold ranked 22nd on Country Music Television's 2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music."
