Inside Looking Out

Fifteen hundred miles is a long, long way And I wish that I could be with you especially today Standing right beside me is a man with a gun And he's waiting for the chance to shoot me down if I should run 'Cos I'm on the inside looking out And don't you know there's nothing I can do Yes I'm sitting on the inside looking out And I know that time is slowly running out I've been here for seven long years doing time And I just can't take much more of this, I'm gonna lose my mind Standing close to me the warden looks me in the eye I can hear him saying, "Boy, you're gonna be here till you die" 'Cos I'm on the inside looking out And don't you know there's nothing I can do Yes I'm sitting on the inside looking out And I know that time is slowly running out As I write this letter there is something you should know It's to tell you I don't think that I am ever coming home So when you receive this note don't bother to reply 'Cos I don't want you to waste your life the way I've wasted mine 'Cos I'm on the inside looking out And don't you know there's nothing I can do 'Cos I'm on the inside looking out And don't you know there's nothing I can do