Black Crow

Black crow laughin' on a fenced porch

Far as I can tell

There gotta be some' behind me, Lord

'Cause I feel I'm doin' well

I ain't been stayin' up late

Makin' folks wait, like I've done before

For me to get on track

Make up for what I lack

Black crow, I ain't a joke no more

Cold, cold empty home

What's a man to do when he ain't got no dough?

And his door's been kicked in

By the damn tax man two days ago

Well, he gets a case of the fools

Wants to break all the rules

So he pulls out his gun

Corner store's a good aim to make a little change

But it's a shame to blame an innocent one

Lord, I can feel them spirits pullin' me down

And a hundred and ten in the pen is a long time

When you did no crime

They got the wrong man on that chain

A hundred and ten in the shade where I stand

I'm a different man

I guess I'll say old crow

It is funny how it goes, I do confess

What good is freedom outside these walls

If you're livin' dead

I'm gonna pay my dues

Make up no excuse like I did before

Make it right with the Lord

I told the sheriff so

Black crow, I ain't a joke no more