So the story goes

This is a tale that must be told

For what could be your destiny you'll never know

I never meant to be here

I never even tried

But I tell you now when you're lost and downed

You come to trouble in time

It was a cold December

A wet city night

In a steel toe rage made a big mistake

Now I'll be doing time

I was running with the order

I was running out of time

Now for me there is no quarter

I don't wanna be here

I don't wanna die

Serving 30 years to life

What I did I can't deny

Now the sorrow in my heart will never fade

I remember it so well

The night I sent that boy to hell

Lord I'm sorry for the error of my ways

They sent me on a mission

Out to earn my stripes

Should've known d**n well when the curbstone fell

Things would never be right

I was running with the order

I was running out of time

Now for me there is no quarter

I don't wanna be here

How many nights I've cried

Serving 30 years to life

What I did I can't deny

Now the sorrow in my heart will never fade

I remember it so well

The night I sent that boy to hell

Lord I'm sorry for the error of my ways

'Cause now I know

Now I know

I was wrong and I can't let this go

I know

Now I know

I am sorry

What a wretched soul

Oh

What a big mistake

Solo

Now I'm growing old

18 years or more to go

I waste away in this cage

I'm all alone

That's how the story goes

This is a tale that must be told

For what could be your destiny

You'll never know

'Cause when you're running with the order

You're only running out of time

Now for me there is no quarter

I didn't wanna be here

I don't wanna die

Serving 30 years to life

What I did I can't deny

Now the sorrow in my heart will never fade

Know it well

I know it well

But it's too late to save myself

Lord I'm sorry for the error of my ways

So the story goes

This is a tale that must be told

The sorrow in my heart will never fade

So the story goes

This is a tale that must be told

Yes

I'm sorry for the error of my ways