Walls Lyrics by Gordon Lightfoot

Walls Lyrics

    I'm not ashamed
    To say that i've loved you well
    I'm not ashamed
    To let you know
    I'm just a name that's all
    Scratched upon your wall
    You've used it well but what the hell
    That's what walls are for
    I'm not ashamed
    To listen to the fast-fallin' rain
    In the morning upon my window
    I'm not afraid to cry
    I'm not ashamed to try
    To be your friend once again
    'cause that's what's friends are for

    Friends are for sorting out the hang-ups that we hide
    Walls are for shutting out the love we feel inside

    I'm not ashamed no to talk it over once again
    To rearrange my vocabulary
    But i can't seem to find
    Any words to change your mind
    Because i left them all behind
    And that's what words are for

    Words are for explaining the mistakes we might have made
    Names are for calling when there's nothing left to say

    I'm not ashamed, no, to say that i've loved you well
    I'm not ashamed, and yet i know
    I'm just a name, that's all
    Scratched upon your wall
    You've used it well, but what the hell
    That's what walls are for

    I'm not ashamed of wearing out my old grey socks
    Chasing you around the back woods
    I'm not ashamed to darn
    Nor to proud to find some yarn
    To sew them up once again
    'cause that's what socks are for

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