Standard (EADGBE)
Ten years in jail was the sentence that they handed down
I didn't like the odds that I would last that long
They turned their backs and I was gone gone gone
Just turned 18 and I'm lookin at some real hard time
Now I'm seeing things in my rearview mirror
Now it's just me and these white lines
Chorus
Lord only knows where I'm goin
Can't remember the places I've been
Tell me if I'll ever make it home again whoa-o home again
Apart from these troubles mother's all I leave behind
Says I remind her of my father but hell if I know
He left town when I was 3 years old
She did the best she could I can't help but feel I'm doin her wrong
She'll be much better off now that I'm gone
I don't much feel like hangin around
Chorus
I can't believe how bright the stars are shinin'
And I can't recall the last time I looked into the sky
And it seems to me if I can make it cross the county line
Maybe my life will turn out fine
Ten years in jail was the sentence that they handed down