You been hurt and you`re all cried out you say
You walk down the street pushin` people outta your way
You packed your bags and all alone you wanna ride,
You don`t want nothin`, don`t need no one by your side
You`re walkin` tough baby, but you`re walkin` blind
to the ties that bind

The ties that bind
Now you can`t break the ties that bind

Cheap romance, it`s all just a crutch
You don`t want nothin` that anybody can touch
You`re so afraid of being somebody`s fool
Not walkin` tough baby, not walkin` cool
You walk cool, but darlin`, can you walk the line
And face the ties that bind
The ties that bind
Now you can`t break the ties that bind

I would rather feel the hurt inside, yes I would darlin`,
Than know the emptiness your heart must hide,
Yes I would darlin`, yes I would darlin`,
Yes I would baby

You sit and wonder just who`s gonna stop the rain
Who`ll ease the sadness, who`s gonna quiet the pain
It`s a long dark highway and a thin white line
Connecting baby, your heart to mine
We`re runnin` now but darlin` we will stand in time
To face the ties that bind
The ties that bind
Now you can`t break the ties that bind
You can`t forsake the ties that bind