Death Row lament

Song Description

Story of a remorseless death row inmate.

Song Length 4:07 Genre Folk - Rock, Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Tense, Depressing Subject Justice, Violence
Similar Artists Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen Language English

Lyrics

Been a long time since I seen the light
Seen the light of day
And the warden says it?s warm outside
But these walls are dark and grey

Well my mamma drank a pile before I was born
So I guess I kinda did the same
And the street it weren?t too kind to me
So I turned out this way

It was late at night on highway nine
The clerk he shoulda shown up late
But the poor boy showed up just in time
To be a victim of his own fate

There was blood all over the counter now
Blood on the stuff I stole
And the cop I met on the way outside
Let?s just say, he ain?t growing old

Been the same damned things my whole life long
One thing then another
And there won?t be too much left of me
Cept my name and the card that I sent my mother

And it?s a long walk down a hallway now
And one last meal to savor
But there ain?t no point in praying for me
Cause Jesus never done me no favors

Lyrics Mike Maves Music Mike Maves
Producer Mike Maves Publisher Mike Maves
Performance Mike Maves, Dale Burkell Label Bitter Tinder Music

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