Well, I'm goin' to a place where the tough guys go

A place where a man don't show his feelings

A place where a man don't cry



Well, they say I'm bein' punished

And they say I can be reformed

But some day I'll return

Did they really think that

This time it would work



You knew all along it wouldn't...



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Oh, I'm prison bound

I did a crimme one too many times

It's on the outskirts of town, by the railroad tracks

Where the country moon shines

Oh, I'm prison bound

Tell my girl I'll be back one day

Oh, I'm prison bound

I may never know any other way



Well, they take away my freedom of expression or action

Johnny says I'll walk the line

With three hots and a cot

And a lot of talk

With lock-up, concrete, and steel



Well it's cold and it's clammy

Man, it's colder than a pimp's heart

But I've gotta do my time

There's a lesson to be learned here

But what a price to pay



You know I may never learn-



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