[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
The ties that bind
Now you can't break the ties that bind

[Verse 2]
Cheap romance, it's all just, 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?

[Chorus]
The ties that bind
Now you can't break the ties that bind

[Bridge]
Whoa whoa, I
I'd rather feel the hurt inside
Yes, I would, darlin'
Than know
Know the emptiness your heart must hide
Yes, I would, darlin'
Yes, I would, darlin'
Yes, I would, baby
[Saxophone Solo]
(Oh!)

[Verse 3]
You sit and wonder just who's gonna stop the rain
Who'll ease the sadness? Who's gonna quiet your 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

[Chorus]
The ties that bind
Now you can't break the ties that bind
You can't forsake the ties that bind

[Outro]
Whoa whoa whoa
Oh oh oh