Song Length |
3:07 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Contemporary |
Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Change, Philosophy |
Similar Artists |
Alan Jackson |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
VERSE: Young and scared Old and scarred
Two faces look out through the prison bars
For the young man it's his first mistake
For the old man it's the life he's made
When they come the words are slow and sure
Straight from the old man's heart
CHORUS: Stone and steel Mighty hard
Do your time kid Play it smart
When you hit the streets again and you're free
Remember me
And the cold cold feel of stone and steel
And the cold cold feel of stone and steel
VERSE: Sixty days of solid hell
The young man packs his things to leave his cell
One last look down to the yard
Angry men Uneasy guards
He sees the old man and those words come back
He can't think of nothing else
CHORUS
TAG: Now he's hit the streets again and he's free
Remembering the old man's words they're still so real
Like the cold cold feel of stone and steel...
Karl Williams (ASCAP) / Robert C. Welsh (ASCAP) / Doc Randolf (BMI)
© Canny Lark Music