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