"Twenty Years" lyrics
"Twenty Years"
I can hear her sayin' you better slow down
Takin' that liquor store in town
Judge's voice ringin' in my ear
You're goin' to prison for twenty years
And I remember when they took me away
She killed me and heart and turned the day
A bed so soft, the moon so bright
Curtains dancin' in the Texas night
Lord, give me wings
Soar above my sorrow and my pain
Lord, let me lie
Keep me warm in my baby's arms again
Six years later on a cold gray morn'
Jailhouse rags, muddy, bloody and torn
Owin' my life to a stand of reed
And a blanket of fog covers me
Starin' into the morning sky
And I see my soul circle up on high
And feel the light flowin' out of me
I'm goin' home, I'm finally free
Lord, give me wings
Soar above my sorrow and my pain
Oh Lord, let me lie
Keep me warm in my baby's arms again
Warm in my baby's arms again
(Warm in my baby's arms again)
Warm in my baby's arms again
(Warm in my baby's arms again)
Warm in my baby's arms again
(Warm in my baby's arms again)
Warm in my baby's arms again
(Warm in my baby's arms again)
- AZLyrics
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- Hal Ketchum Lyrics
album:
"Threadbare Alibis" (1989)