Life in prison | |
by Merle Haggard/J. Sanders | The Byrds with Gram Parsons |
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the jury found the verdict first degree
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they swore I planned her death to be
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I prayed they'd sentence me to die
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but they wanted me to live and I know why
so I'd do life in prison for the wrongs I've done
and I pray every night for death to come
my life will be a burden every day
if I could die my pain might go away
with trembling hands I killed my darling wife
because I loved her more than life
my love for her will last a long long time
but I'd rather die than live to lose my mind
and I'll do life in prison for the wrongs I've done
and I pray every night for death to come
my life will be a burden every day
if I could die my pain might go away
if I could die my pain might go away