Behind These Gray Walls

A country ballad from 1926.
Words by Ed. Lovey.
Music by Carson Robison.

The sheet music:

Behind-These-Gray-Walls – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

Behind_These_Gray_Walls – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. Behind these gray walls with my mem’ries
    Behind these gray walls with my dreams
    Around me the bars cast their shadows
    To hide all the sun’s golden beams
    There’s no one to love and to cheer me
    Behind these gray walls with their gloom
    Around me the guards of the prison
    And silence as deep as the tomb
  2. The crossroads of life came upon me
    And I never thought of the way
    Too late I found out I’m mistaken
    And now all my life I must pay
    Tho’ sometimes there’s sunshine and flowers
    In dreams that my mem’ry recalls
    And then I awake broken hearted
    To find I’m behind these gray walls
  3. Alone in a crowd, just a number
    My name no one ever recalls
    With no thought of gladness tomorrow
    For I’m still behind these gray walls
    I try to forget and be patient
    And wait till the Great Master calls
    I wonder if I’ll be forgiven
    While I’m still behind these gray walls