Kay Adams (born April 9, 1941) is an American country singer.

Born P… Read Full Bio ↴Kay Adams (born April 9, 1941) is an American country singer.

Born Princetta Kay Adams in Knox City, Texas, the fourth of five children to Charley Alva Adams (1908–1969) and Ola May Henson (1914–1993), Adams moved at the age of 10, along with her family, to Vernon, Texas. In the 1960s, Adams arrived on the country scene with the songs "Six Days A Waiting," "Old Heart Get Ready," "Anymore," "Don't Talk Trouble To Me," "Trapped," "Roll Out The Red Carpet," "I Cried At Your Wedding," "Honky Tonk Heartache" and "She Didn't Color Daddy." She appeared as a regular on such Bakersfield based country music TV programs as Buck Owens’ Ranch and the Dave Stogner Show.
At the 1st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, in 1965, Adams was named Top New Female Vocalist. Merle Haggard was named Top New Male Vocalist, while Top Male Vocalist and Top Female Vocalist went to Buck Owens and Bonnie Owens. The following year, Adams was nominated for Top Female Vocalist. Before 1966, women never recorded songs about truck driving. Adams, however, had a hit that year with "Little Pink Mack," a song giving the point of view of a woman driver, which is the only song on the album by a woman. In the song her truck has chrome and it "has polka-dot curtains hangin' in the sleeper," but is the fastest big-wheeler on the road. In her "truck drivin' boots" she stands about five-foot three, but she can take care of herself.

Kay Adams's albums include "A Devil Like Me Needs An Angel Like You," "Wheels And Tears," "Make Mine Country," and "Alcohol And Tears."

Trapped
Kay Adams Lyrics

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You've got me trapped by two lips that keep begging me to stay
Trapped by two arms that won't let me walk away
You don't love me but you don't want me to go
You've got me trapped with a hopeless love I know

I keep saying that I'm gonna leave someday that you're not gonna hurt me anymore
But I'd be back before my footsteps fade away
And I'd be under your spell just like before

You've got me trapped

And so foolishly I keep hanging on to you
Even though I know you hurt me just once more

But what the use to go I couldn't stay I'd be back to you before you close the door
You've got me trapped

Overall Meaning

Kay Adams's song Trapped is a powerful ballad that speaks to the emotions and struggles of being trapped in a hopeless love affair. The song is all about staying in a relationship that is not fulfilling or loving, but still being unable to leave. The first line of the first verse talks about being trapped by two lips begging the singer to stay. This signals that the relationship is still in its infancy and the singer is still being beguiled through physical affection, rather than meaningful love.

The second line of the verse focuses on how the physical embrace of the other person keeps the singer trapped. The embrace creates the illusion of love and security, even though the other person does not truly love them. The third line of the verse reveals that the other person has no real desire for a committed relationship, but at the same time they do not want to let go because they enjoy the physical pleasure they are getting from the singer's presence. The final line of the verse talks about the singer's realization of the hopelessness of the situation.

The chorus reinforces this sense of entrapment, with the singer admitting that they keep coming back to the relationship even though they know that they will be hurt once again. The second verse goes even further, with the singer acknowledging the pain that the relationship is causing, but still being unable to let go because of an inexplicable pull that the other person has over them. They know that they are being foolish, but they still cannot help themselves.

Overall, Kay Adams's Trapped is a heartbreaking and emotional portrayal of a relationship where one person is trapped in a situation that they know is wrong, but they cannot leave. The song's power lies in its ability to accurately capture the sense of being caught in a cycle of hurt, pain, and ultimately, a desire to be loved.

Line by Line Meaning

You've got me trapped by two lips that keep begging me to stay
I am stuck in this situation because of your persuasive words through your lips that make it hard to walk away.

Trapped by two arms that won't let me walk away
Your arms that grip me tight make it impossible for me to leave, even though I want to.

You don't love me but you don't want me to go
You do not have genuine feelings for me, but still, you do not want me to leave.

You've got me trapped with a hopeless love I know
I am emotionally entangled with you and cannot find my way out of this hopeless situation.

I keep saying that I'm gonna leave someday that you're not gonna hurt me anymore
Although I make promises to myself to leave and not get hurt again, I never follow through.

But I'd be back before my footsteps fade away
I would return to you even before the echo of my footsteps fades.

And I'd be under your spell just like before
I would once again be caught up in your spell, just like before.

And so foolishly I keep hanging on to you
I am foolishly holding on to you, even though I know it is not good for me.

Even though I know you hurt me just once more
I do not forget how you hurt me, but I still cannot let go.

But what the use to go I couldn't stay I'd be back to you before you close the door
It is useless to leave because I know I would come back to you before the door even shuts.

You've got me trapped
I am trapped by your influence and cannot free myself.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DUSTY RHODES, RED SIMPSON

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