I made a choice to hide me away
Thought I was doing it out of love
Did not realize the penalty I had to pay
I lived like a newly caged dove
I should walk away I knew that is true
But my heart says that is not what I will do

Like a wild animal placed in a Zoo
Others viewed my life and poked fum at me
They just can't find a clue
Why I am willing to pay the penalty
But what do I say when my head is not sure
And keep telling me walk through the door

I locked me up in love's prison of no guarantee
My crime of loving someone afraid to commit
That everyone know is not the life for me
But I don't want to reach life's summit
Without the guy of my dreams standing there
Basking in the love that we share

I locked me up because I want my love in the end
I am willing to stay locked up for awhile
So I can undo emotions others have surely bend
I hope that one day, some way I will smile
Because I had paid the ultimate prize of love
And I will again become like a carefree dove