There's a barb wire fence around my heart
Its hard to get inside; even harder to depart
There's a barb wire fence around my heart
But you'd been jumping fences from the start
I've been trying my whole life to tear it down
But it leaves me scarred and lonesome; man it runs me to the ground
Been trying my whole life to tear it down
But now I leave it standin' since you came around
Refrain:
Barb wire fences
Keep things under control but they'll tear you right apart
Barb wire fences
They're good 'round you're cattle but they're no good around your heart
Still causes me trouble most every day
Everybody who I talk to sees my fence and turns away
Still causes me trouble most every day
What they see when they look at me is hard to say
I've always been a man with nothing to say
When youre stuck behind a fence the outside world just fades away
Ive always been a man with nothing to say
All I need's a little greener grass to graze
Refrain
Barb wire fences
They're good 'round your cattle but theyre no good around your heart
Singer-songwriter Henry Parker puts his own spin on the classic sounds of '60s and '70s British folk on this wilderness-inspired new LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 9, 2021