Doin’ my time for the deeds I done
I robbed a man I was twenty-one
I spent 5 years in the Kent County Jail
Then 2 more ‘fore I could go my bail
I spent 12 years in the Perth County pen
It wasn’t long ‘fore I was back again
Spent half my years doin’ half my time
Won’t be a free man ‘til I’m 99
I shot a man nearly took his life
I shot him once so I shot him twice
Sheriff come with the trackin’ hounds
Dead man’s hat lay on the ground
(Chorus)
Spent half my years doing half my time
Won’t be a free man ‘til I’m 99
Sit right here sing a sad ol’ song
‘Bout all them rights I gone done wrong
I don’t know what scares me more
A lonely life on the jailhouse floor
Or to be set free when I’m 99
And face a world no longer mine
(Chorus)
credits
from Diary of a Grassman,
track released January 20, 2016
Blair Babcock (bass, composer, producer)
Johann Lotter (backup vocal)
Adam Shier (lead vocal, guitar, banjo)
Mark Schnurr (mandolin)
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