Same old story for the Warden We're all innocent men Tell the state we need pardon For many things we never did Tell my wife I'm waiting for parole Tell my kids I'm not a criminal When the guards come and pull me from the dark Take me on a walk out in the yard Where talking with the Priest and the Doctor, the Warden and the Driver from the Coroner's office Same old story from the warden Your conviction still stands Don't tell me you have forgotten You killed your wife and your kids All my nights I've waited for their ghosts To tell them I am not a criminal And did I go crazy in the dark? How many years have I been locked up in this place? Where talking with the Priest and the Doctor, the Warden and the Driver from the Coroner's office And the Guards are taking me to a chamber, room full of strangers What could this mean? Everyone was looking 'round, they watched the clock counting down What could this be? Suddenly I start to choke, the room is filling up with smoke What could this mean?