Life in Prison (takes 1 & 2, Gram Parsons vocal) Songtext
von The Byrds

The jury found the verdict first degree
They swore I planned her death to be
And I prayed they′d sentence me to die
But they wanted me to live and I know why

So I'd do life in prison
For the wrongs 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


With trembling hands I took my darling's life
Because I loved her more than life
My love for her will last a long, long time
And I'd rather die than live to lose my mind

And I′ll do life in prison
For the wrongs 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

If I could die
My pain might go away