Twenty Odd Years

I ain’t got no one to blame

I am bound to my dying name

Lay me down on a bed of shame

And all I ask is for one more day

I’ve done twenty odd years

But my time’s not enough

I’ve been walking down death row

Since the day I was cuffed

I’m not looking for forgiveness

Lord knows I’ve changed

I wouldn’t do no wrong

But they don’t see it that way

I ain’t got no one to blame

I am bound to my dying name

Lay me down on a bed of shame

And all I ask is for one more day

I’ve been pacing around

Cell block three

Some of us will stay here

Well I guess I’ll get to leave

Handsome harry couldn’t escape

Had no famous last words

But when his face was uncovered

His blue eyes were blazing

He appeared to be saying something no one had heard

I ain’t got no one to blame

I am bound to my dying name

Lay me down on a bed of shame

And all I ask is for one more day

Now my cell is empty

The chaplain’s just left

As my officer arrives

I hold my breath

I ain’t got no one to blame

I am bound to my dying name

Lay me down on a bed of shame

And all I ask is for one more day