I Built These Walls

M.L. Kortes/Steve Skinner

I built these walls

To shield me from the wind and rain

So wide so tall

To go outside would be insane

Any window I may open

I know the view will be the same

A perfect night, a perfect day

Inside these walls I built

To keep the pain away

Far away

I heard you call

I heard the thunder overhead

I risked it all

Wish I had run away instead

Where nobody else could find me

Where nothing's lost cause nothing's gained

A perfect night, a perfect day

Inside these walls I built

To keep the pain away

BRIDGE:

I thought I gave my best

Gave my heart and soul

I have nothing left

So I can't be told

It's better to have loved and lost

Than never have loved at all

I built these walls

To shield me from the wind and rain

Safe from it all

To let them fall would be insane

If the seasons change for better

Maybe I'll step outside some day

But for right now

I think I'll stay

Behind these walls I built

To keep the pain away

Far away

c. Magda Lane Music/ASCAP