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[Verse]
Well, the walls are closing in, and the lights are growing dim,
The clock keeps ticking by, counting down the end of him,
He's just a country boy from a small town far away,
Now he's facing judgment day for a crime he didn't play.
[Verse 2]
His mama's tears have dried, and his daddy's gone to ground,
His lover's moved away, no comfort to be found,
The guards they pass him by, with their cold and hardened eyes,
In this lonesome cell he cries, he'll hang for someone’s lies.
[Chorus]
Waiting on that bitter line, where the innocent shiver cold,
In this cage of guilt confined, no freedom to behold,
He’s just a shadow of a man, with a fate he can't unwind,
Living on borrowed time for sins that ain’t his kind.
[Verse 3]
The preacher comes to pray, says “Son, make peace and know,
The Lord, He walks with you, in this final show,”
But no absolution brings the peace to his wearied mind,
For a man condemned to swing for a crime unrefined.
[Verse 4]
His lawyer tried his best, but the truth got all misplaced,
The jury looked at him, saw a different face,
Now the sun sets slow, casting long and mournful shades,
He's reaching out to hold the life that slowly fades.
[Chorus]
Waiting on that bitter line, where the innocent shiver cold,
In this cage of guilt confined, no freedom to behold,
He’s just a shadow of a man, with a fate he can't unwind,
Living on borrowed time for sins that ain’t his kind.
Details
GeneratedJun 3, 2024
Duration3:03
Style
bluesy gritty country acoustic
Credits
Prompt byA.I.Battleofthebands
ModelAria v3.5
Prompt
gritty memphis country blues song about a man waiting to die on death row for a murser he did not commit
