You just go on because you won't agree
What's the matter with thinking about the men you see
You may be thinking about meeting a better man
But you're still young
You don't wanna take that step

[Pre-Chorus 1]
You can't run, you can't lie, you can't hide
You're locked inside
Your time's up, you waste a man
No one would show when you read

[Chorus]
You're a prisoner
You're a prisoner

Times come when it's gonna throw you on a plate
You're always here because you fear to be too late
But each time you think you've got a better love
You run right into a new prison wall

You can't get by if you don't try
To change the things within yourself
Locked up in my broken friend
You will remain on a shelf

[Chorus]
You're a prisoner
You're a prisoner

I don't know when I bid you adieu
But often wonder when I look at people like you
You wanna be free, but you don't even try to help
You hold the key, because you're locked inside yourself

[Pre-Chorus 1]
You can't run, you can't lie, you can't hide
You're locked inside
Your time's up, you waste a man
No one would show when you read

[Chorus]
You're a prisoner
You're a prisoner