Electric Chair
Down the hall
The preacher leads me
Saving my last rites
An edge of fear grips me
Like a killer's knife
Strapped me in and shaved my head
I knew that I would soon be dead
I said my final prayers
Hoping I would
Climb heaven's stairs
Looked out to my mother
Saw the tears
And felt her pain
Watched my life flash
Before my eyes
Is it me or is the world insane
Streaming sweat
White knuckle dreams
The concrete closes in on me
My last breath
They throw the switch
My electric love has set me free
Making a name where I came from
Took a lot of heart
And a loaded gun
My brother's are all
Down doing time
Dad help street court
At the scene of the crime
I grew up fast and mean
The ladies all love
This outlaw machine
Riding wild was a family tradition
Was never taught the
Word submission
One last kiss, I'm finally there
My last lover's arms
The electric chair
On the streets
With a gun in my hand
Daddy always said, Fear no man
Staying one step ahead of the law
Thinking that I'd never fall
Then came a day in a liquor store
I drew down when I hit the door
Gun went off the cashier was dead
My fate was sealed in hot lead
One last kiss, I'm finally there
My last lover's arms
The electric chair
Do the fires of hell await
Or saint Peter at the gate
Maybe just oblivion
Or will I live again
Now I walk my last mile
And no one cries
For this lonely child
I think of things
That could have been
As they strap me down
And plug me in
I never knew I was afraid to die
Promised myself I never cry
The governor never made the call
And with the switch a tear did fall