Story Behind The Song
From the cd, Porcupine.
Song Description
Johnny Cash type story/dirge.
Acoustic guitar throughout with modern synth string outro.(Think Portishead.
No solo.
| Song Length |
3:41 |
Genre |
Country - Cowboy, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Disconcerted |
Subject |
Prison, Existence |
| Similar Artists |
Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Things would be so much better if I wasn't in prison.
Roses would be redder if I wasn't in prison.
Somewhere out there someone's really living.
I could be there if I wasn't in prison.
The grass is never greener when you're in prison.
And guys are always meaner when you're in prison.
Before my time is thru I hope that I'm forgiven.
I'd be home with you if I wasn't in prison.
Some men make mistakes they can't take back.
Some just fall between the cracks.
Some get help back on to the track
but you're stuck for good if the deck is stacked'
when you're in prison.
I could be a star if I wasn't in prison.
I could learn to play this guitar if I wasn't in prison.
You could send me your picture wrapped in yellow ribbon
To remind me of a time when I wasn't in prison.