All the prisoners say
"I gotta get on out now
Of this dreadful world"
All the prisoners say
"I gotta get on out now
Of this side of the wall"
It's been lonely, lonely, lonely
I got two more days 'til freedom (yes I do now)
Oh, but the freedom wasn't free, Lord
They had the big man watching over me
I said, "I've paid my dues" (alright)
Do I wanna come back?
I ain't got the strength to carry round this ball and chain no more
'Cause I gotta get back on track
Because I want my own life back
When I walk the two-way line
I know I'm gonna see them prisoners crying out
I got to, got to get on out now
Of this dreadful world
All the prisoners say
"Boy, I gotta get away now
Of this side of the wall"
When I come out
I know this time I won't come back no more
'Cause I heard all about that, oh that revolving door
Oh, I got to do the best I can, Lord
To break myself away from that evil man I once was, (yes I do now)
And I know I need that fixin'
I got to step out of the mix that feeds me (alright)
Hesitation will be strong, Lord
I know I got to just move along without it, (oh yeah)
'Cause I gotta stop
Think of what I'm doing now
Stop
Too many years wasted
Stop
'Cause I can't come back to this
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The prisoner's say
I ain't got no more time for this kind of lifestyle
I gotta get away right now
I need a little help lord
Just get me over this hump now
'Cause I gotta get away now
All the prisoners say
Know what I got to do, get away now
All the prisoners say
"I just need a little more strength now
I got to, got to get away now"
I got to move away from now