Verse 1: D G Swaying, it's a hard decision am I gonna leave this prison G D If they tell me one more time to get in line, I'm gonna breakaway D G But I'm sure that every single prison guard that walks around this prison yard G D D Is gonna have a shot at me if he sees me running for the gate Verse 2: G I'd be better off dead, full of lead, rather than delay one more day D Letting my mind and my body rot away in this awful place G I'd be floating way up so high looking down At all my buddies saying, “You chumps, you suckers D I hope one day you can find the guts to escape” Verse 3: D G Well, you might say, “How come you so sure heaven's where you're going? D You ain't exactly been showin' the ways of an angel, glory bound” G I must admit you got a point, but I got a feeling the ceiling ain't so far D And Yahweh just may want a couple words with yours truly Verse 4: A G So I'll be walking right up to those big pearly gates, saying, “Hey Saint Peter, ol' Buddy, ol' pal D How's the family, how's work, how's the kids? What do you say, how's about crackin' those gates? A D And lettin' a fine upstanding fellow like myself join the club?” Verse 5: D G And he might say, “Ah, Mr. Avett you can save it, I ain't gonna be buying any of that lyin’, jive, hustlin' Boldfaced, fake conman nonsense that you used to get by with D Down there on Earth Verse 6: D G And I'll say, “Come on, surely you and God of all people ought to know I was innocent of those crimes, I told you so Every night by myself in that cell D Surrounded by nothing but grey and quiet” Outro: D G Well dear God, maybe I should just be talking straight to you D The truth is I lost my way somewhere along the way G And if you got a minute would you spend it with a sinner? D Just long enough to give me some directions home
