Song Description
THE GUY'S BEEN IN PRISON FOR 20 YEARS...
Song Length |
3:54 |
Genre |
Blues - Rural |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Miserable |
Subject |
Prison |
Similar Artists |
Tom Waits |
Language |
English |
Era |
1940 - 1949 |
| |
Lyrics
?6? THICK?
(MORRIS-SCOTT)
I GOT RAZOR WIRE, STRUNG AROUND MY SOUL
THERE?S A CONCRETE BLOCK, WHERE SOMEONE TRIED TO PUNCH A HOLE
BUT IT?S TOO SMALL FOR A MAN TO CRAWL THROUGH,
I SIT HERE AND I THINK OF YOU,
THESE WALLS ARE 6 FEET THICK, AND THEY?RE TWENTY FEET HIGH
SINCE THE NIGHT YOU LEFT ME, BABY
I MUST HAVE LOST MY MIND
I DON?T REMEMBER A THING, ?TILL THEY CAUGHT ME AT THE JUAREZ LINE
AND THE THINGS I WAS CHARGED WITH, I CAN?T RECALL
THAT WAS 20 YEARS AGO, I WAS PUT BEHIND THIS WALL
AND IT?S 6 FEET THICK AND IT?S 20 FEET HIGH
6 FEET THICK AND 20 FEET HIGH
ALL THE THINGS I KNOW ARE JUST ONE LIE
CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE
IF IT HAPPENS TODAY, IT?D BE ALL RIGHT? CAUSE I DON?T CARE?
AND MY DREAMS ARE LIKE THE BRAZOS WHERE IT?S TOO WIDE TO SWIM
AND I CAN SEE THE OTHER SIDE, BUT I AIN?T JUMPING IN
BECAUSE THE CURRENT IS SWIFT, IT?LL PULL YOU DOWN
IT?S BEST TO KEEP YOU FEET ON SOLID GROUND
THESE WALLS ARE 6 FEET THICK, AND THEY?RE 20 FEET HIGH
6 FEET THICK AND 20 FEET HIGH
ALL THE THINGS THAT I KNOW ARE JUST ONE LIE
YOU CAN CROSS YOUR HEART, HOPE TO DIE
IF IT HAPPENED TODAY, IT?LL BE ALL RIGHT?
WHEN YOU AIN?T NOTHING, YOU GOT NOTHING TO LOSE
BUT THE MISERABLE LIFE
THAT I?M HANGING ON TO,
6 FEET THICK AND 20 FEET WIDE?
FROM THE TORPEDOES CD ?DOWNRANGE? ON FAST FUSE RECORDS
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