Ma thématique in jail / "Life in prison" Merle Haggard


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 an d I know why
So I do life in prison for the wrong 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 time
But I'd rather die than live to lose my mind
But I've got life in prison...
If I could die my pain might go away

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Fièvre de Monarc' a dit…

En un clic sur le titre.
Titre repris par les Byrds sur "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" '68, deux versions dont celle inédite chantée par Gram Parsons.