Lynyrd Skynyrd

Four walls of raiford



Well them four walls of Raiford, closing in on me Doin' three to five hard labor, for armed robbery I had two years behind, But I could not wait the time Everytime I thought about it, Well I died some more inside And I had stripes on my back, memories that hurt For the only time I seen sunshine Is when I hit the dirt Diggin' ditches for the chain gang, Sleepin' in the cold Oh Lord please forgive me For I could not wait no more And I comin' home to see you Jesus Well it feels so close this time Please take mercy on this soldier From the Florida-Georgia line When they find me they must kill me Oh Jesus save my soul I can't go back down to Raiford I can't take that anymore Well these last few years behind me Oh Lord, have been so sad I fought proudly for my country When the times were bad Now they say I'm guilty, When they find me I must die Only me and Jesus know that I never stole a dime Well when Vietnam was over There was no work here for me I had a pretty wife awaitin And two kids I had to feed Well I'm one of America's heroes And when they shoot me down Won't fly old Glory proudly, Put my medals in the ground And I comin' home to see you Jesus Well it feels so close this time Please take mercy on this soldier From the Florida-Georgia line When they find me they must kill me Oh Jesus save my soul I can't go back down to Raiford I can't take that anymore