Life In Prison

Life In Prison - Merle Haggard & The Strangers

The jury found the

Verdict first degree

They swore

I planned her death to be

I prayed they sentence me to die

But they wanted me to live and

I know why

So I 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

Insane with rage

I took my darling's life

Because I loved her

More than life

My dreams for her will

Last a long long time

But I'd rather die than

Live to lose my mind

But I got 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