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