Judge asked me how do you plead Guilty your honor have mercy on me Threw me inside the penitentiary Charged me on a count of armed robbery
The punishment fits the crime I’ll be here a while just doin' time
I ain’t lookin forward to the light of the day They put me in the middle of a rowdy chain gang Bloodied hands but still swingin' away Breakin' up dirt and that Texas clay
The punishment fits the crime I’ll be here a while just doin' time
Well two years have come two years have gone I swear two years never felt so long Hopin' and a prayin' for a shot at parole Being in here's been draining my soul
The punishment fits the crime I’ll be here a while just doin' time
The punishment fits the crime I’ll be here a while
