Grey Walls

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Richard John Thompson OBE (born 3 April 1949, Notting Hill, London) is a British songwriter, guitarist and recording and performing musician. Highly regarded for his guitar techniques and strange, darkly-funny lyrics, Thompson was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player in 1991. Similarly, his songwriting has earned him an Ivor Novello Award and, in 2006, a lifetime achievement award from BBC Radio. Artists who have recorded Thompson's compositions include such diverse talents as Robert Plant, Del McCoury, R.E.M., Bonnie Raitt, Christy Moore, David Gilmour, Mary Black, Elvis Costello, Marshall Crenshaw, The Corrs, Sandy Denny, June Tabor, Joel Fafard, Maria McKee, Shawn Colvin, Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Nanci Griffith, Graham … more »

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1991

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I took my darling down, 
I took my darling down
To that big grey house down the lane
And then the doctor said, 

He said "It's in her head
She's never going to be right again"
I kissed my love goodbye, 
She didn't blink an eye

They took her down the hall, 
She never looked back at all

Oh behind grey walls, 
Somewhere there's a soul
Behind grey walls, 
She's out of control

She's crying out for help, 
No-one can hear
O Lord have pity on her, 
O Lord have pity on her

My darling walks the floor, 
My darling walks the floor
She walks every minute that she can
I heard my darling say, 
I heard my darling say 

That she don't know who I am
Cigarette burns down her arm, 
Said she tried to do herself harm
Tied her arms in the back, 
Trussed her up like a sack

Oh behind grey walls, 
Somewhere there's a soul
Behind grey walls, 
She's out of control

She's crying out for help, 
No-one can hear
O Lord have pity on her, 
O Lord have pity on her

I saw my darling's face, 
I saw my darling's face
It looked so pale in the distance
She stared out from her room 

Into the dying gloom
And I saw her poor tears glisten
Pills to keep her calm, more punctures 
Than a junkie in her arm
Strapped her on the bed, 
Seventy volts through her head

Oh behind grey walls, 
Somewhere there's a soul
Behind grey walls, 
She's out of control

She's crying out for help, 
No-one can hear
O Lord have pity on her, 
O Lord have pity on her

Behind grey walls
Behind grey walls

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