Five Minutes More

There's a man in a suit at my front door

And he's got some paper in his hand

Says I got to come down to the station

And he hopes I'll take it like a man

'Cause they caught me taking what wasn't mine

And it looks like I'll be doin' time.

[chorus:]

Give me five minutes more to tell my baby goodbye.

Well they stood me up in front of a jury,

And they told me what is was I'd done

And the judge said, "We're finding you guilty."

I said, "Judge, I'm not the guilty one."

There wasn't anything left that I could say

'Cause they sentenced me to ninety days.

[repeat chorus]

Baby I got something to say

You know they're gonna put me away

It'll only be matter of days

Then I'll be comin' back to you

Comin' back to you, comin' back to you.

Well they're gonna put some walls around me

And there's nothin' anyone can do

I'm gonna do my time in the county

And I hope that time is all that I lose

Maybe this won't be so bad

Woman, don't you look so sad.

[repeat chorus]