I'VE GOT A SAD SAD
STORY FRIEND
THAT I DON'T
LIKE TO TELL
I HAD A HOME
AND FAMILY
WHEN THEY LOCKED ME
IN THIS CELL
I'VE BEEN IN HERE
EIGHTEEN YEARS
THAT'S A LONG LONG
TIME I KNOW
BUT TIME DON'T MEAN
A THING TO ME
'CAUSE I'VE GOT
LIFE TO GO
WELL I WENT ONE NIGHT
WHERE THE LIGHTS
WERE BRIGHT
JUST TO SEE WHAT
I COULD SEE
I MET UP
WITH AN OLD FRIEND
WHO JUST THOUGHT
THE WORLD OF ME
HE BOUGHT ME DRINKS
AND HE TOOK ME TO
EVERY HONKY-TONK
IN TOWN
THEN WORDS WERE SAID
AND NOW HE'S DEAD
I JUST HAD TO
BRING HIM DOWN
WELL IT'S BEEN
A LONG LONG TIME NOW
SINCE I'VE HEARD
FROM MY WIFE
YES I'D BE THERE
WITH HER YET
IF I HADN'T
USED THE KNIFE
WELL I'LL BET THAT
LITTLE GIRL OF MINE
DON'T REALIZE
AND KNOW
HER DADDY'S
BEEN HERE
EIGHTEEN YEARS
AND STILL GOT
LIFE TO GO
WELL I'LL BET THERE'S
NOT ONE MAN OUTSIDE
THAT'S SPENT
THIS LONG IN JAIL
I'LL BE HERE
IN THIS PRISON
TILL MY BODY'S
JUST A SHELL
NO I CAN'T BE FREE
TO GO AND SEE
THE ONES
THAT I LOVE SO
I'VE BEEN IN HERE
EIGHTEEN YEARS
AND STILL GOT
LIFE TO GO
YES I'VE STILL GOT
LIFE TO GO
YES I'VE STILL GOT
LIFE TO GO
YES I'VE STILL GOT
LIFE TO GO
YES I'VE STILL GOT
LIFE TO GO