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They're buildin' the gallows outside my cell |
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I got 25 minutes to go |
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And in 25 minutes I'll be in Hell |
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I got 24 minutes to go |
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Well, they give me some beans for my last meal |
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23 Minutes to go |
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And you know... nobody asked me how I feel |
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I got 22 minutes to go |
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So, I wrote to the Governor... the whole damned bunch |
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Ahhh... 21 minutes to go |
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And I call up the Mayor, and you know he's out to lunch |
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I got 20 more minutes to go |
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Well, the Sheriff says, "Boy, I wanna watch you die" |
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With 19 Minutes to go |
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So I spit in his face... and I kick him in the eye |
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I got 18 minutes to go |
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Well... I call out to the Warden to take my plea |
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With 17 Minute to go |
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He says, "Call me back in a week or three |
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You've got 16 minutes to go." |
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Well, my lawyer says he's sorry that he missed my case |
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Oh... 15 minutes to go |
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Well if you're so sorry, come up and take my place |
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With 14 minutes to go |
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Well, now here comes the padre he's gonna set me free |
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With 13 minutes to go |
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And he's talkin'about burnin', well I feel so fucking cold |
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I got 12 more minutes to go |
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Now they're testin'the trap. It chills my spine |
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I got 11 minutes to go |
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'Cuz the goddamned thing seems to work just fine |
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I got 10 more minutes to go |
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I'm waitin'for the pardon... gonna set me free |
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With 9 more minutes to go |
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But this ain't the movies, so to hell with me |
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With 8 more minutes to go |
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Now I'm climbin up the ladder with a scaffold peg |
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With 7 more minutes to go |
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I've better watch my step or I'll break my leg |
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I got 6 more minutes to go |
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Yeah... with my feet on the trap and my head in the noose... |
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I got 5 more minutes to go |
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Well, c'mon someone and cut me loose |
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I got 4 more minutes to go |
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I can see the mountains. I can see the sky |
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With 3 more minutes to go |
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And it's too damned pretty for a man to wanna die |
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With 2 more minutes to go |
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I can hear the buzzards... and I see the crows |
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With 1 More minute to go |
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And now I'm swingin'and here I gooooooooo... |
