Well, the gavel fell on my life today Oh, I cried out at the sound of the pine

Well, I'm pretty damn sure I wasn't born in this world to do and time

Well, the gavel fell and the judge said, five to nine

I can't stand these stone walls and these blinking bright halls

Please, Mr. Honor, you don't understand I'm only twenty-two and you haven't got it

Now, I'm thin, and I am weak and I won't last a week

Well, I heard him laugh and set my bail at twenty-five

And they carried me away where I was bound to stay

When I got to the jail, everything was awry

Cause, the tenth man had just lost his life

Oh, you know I can't stand the stone walls and these blinking bright halls

Please, Mr. Warden, you don't understand

I'll pay my damn dues after all I just needed shoes