Lagu "Just Like a Prisoner" yang dinyanyikan oleh Eric Clapton mengisahkan tentang perasaan seseorang yang terbelenggu, tak berdaya, dan kesepian. Lirik yang ditulis secara metaforis membandingkan kondisi protagonis dengan seorang tahanan, bayi, dan pelaut, menggambarkan pergulatan batin dan rasa kehilangan yang mendalam.
Just Like a Prisoner Lyrics
Eric Clapton
Just like a prisoner,
He don't know right from wrong.
Just like a baby,
He sings a pleading song
And that's why
So many tears must fall.
Yes, that's why
So many tears must fall.
Just like a sailor,
He steers away from home.
He feels a tidal wave
In his heart, but he ain't alone
[Repeat First Chorus]
I'm like that prisoner,
I don't know right from wrong.
Just like that baby,
I sing a pleading song
And that's why
You'll never know how I feel.
Yes, that's why
You'll never know how I feel.
He don't know right from wrong.
Just like a baby,
He sings a pleading song
And that's why
So many tears must fall.
Yes, that's why
So many tears must fall.
Just like a sailor,
He steers away from home.
He feels a tidal wave
In his heart, but he ain't alone
[Repeat First Chorus]
I'm like that prisoner,
I don't know right from wrong.
Just like that baby,
I sing a pleading song
And that's why
You'll never know how I feel.
Yes, that's why
You'll never know how I feel.