I did a crime one too many times
Man, it's colder than a pimp's heart
Well, they take away my freedom of expression or action
Well, it's cold and it's clammy
Where the country moon shines
I may never know any other way
Oh, I'm prison bound
Tell my girl I'll be back one day
Oh, I'm prison bound
Johnny says, "I'll walk the line"
A place where a man don't show his feelings
Tell my girl I'll be back one day
It's on the outskirts of town, by the railroad tracks
Oh, I'm prison bound
It's on the outskirts of town, by the railroad tracks
I did a crime one too many times
Well, they say I'm being punished
Where the country moon shines
And they say I can be reformed
But what a price to pay, you know, I may never learn
But some day I'll return, did they really think
With three hots and a cot and a lot of talk
Oh, I'm prison bound
Oh, I'm prison bound
With lock-up, concrete, and steel
That this time it would work, you knew all along it wouldn't
Oh, I'm prison bound
But I've gotta do my time, there's a lesson to be learned here
A place where a man don't cry
