Locked Up Blues

[Verse] Beneath these iron bars, my dreams they wane, Strumming the blues in echoes of my chain. I sing of love unseen, my heart in vain, Locked up tight, where romance has no reign. [Verse 2] Walls so high, they block the moon and star, Longing for kisses, but the distance is far. Dreading the gray, I conjure where you are, In this love-deprived cell, I strum my guitar. [Chorus] Can't get no lovin', can't hold you dear, In this jailhouse, desire's just a tear. Time moves slowly, hope's a weathered sphere, Locked up in my blues, you never near. [Verse 3] Dream of freedom, sweet arms held tight, But every morning dawns another lonely night. Counting bricks, condemning fight or flight, In this prisoner's plight, no love alights. [Bridge] Beneath the moon, the world outside's a bliss, But for me, it's shadows and fleeting wishes. No tender touch, just these cold, stone kisses, In this barred romance, affection misses. [Chorus] Can't get no lovin', can't hold you dear, In this jailhouse, desire's just a tear. Time moves slowly, hope's a weathered sphere, Locked up in my blues, you never near.