Jimmy Nail - I Refuse To Lie Down lyrics

Words and music by Jimmy Nall

one day at a time

that's how I live my life today

one glimpse at the sun

and I was blinded by the light

what a price I was to pay

each morning I rise

and I pray to God above

that one day I will return

to the world I left behind

to the people that I love

it's been ten years, maybe more

since I've been locked behind this door

and by rights I should be free

you can take a man, break his will

make him bad, give him time to kill

but you can't do that to me

I'm an innocent man

and I refuse to lie down

I refuse ta lie down

they put me in a place

where the sun refused to shine

they took away my soul

but my memories remained

of that once-upon-a-time

one day at a time

that's how I live my life today

still searching to find

a single word Ihat fits the lock

to turn the key to set me free

and I refuse to lie down

I refuse to lie down