I've got a sad sad story friend that I don't like
to tell I had a home and fam'ly when they locked
me in this cell I've been here eighteen years
that's a long long time I know But time don't mean
a thing to me cause I've got life to go

Well I went one night where the lights were bright
just to see what I could see I met up with an old
friend who's thought the world of me He bought me
drinks and he took me to every honky tonk in town
Words were said and now he's dead I just had to
bring him down

Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/B4IWell it's been a long long time now since I've
heard from my wife Guess I'll be there with her
yet if I hadn't used the knife Well I'll bet that
little girl of mine don't realize or know Her
daddy's been here eighteen years still got life to
go

Well I'll bet there's not one man outside that's
spent this long in jail I'll be here in this
prison till my body's just a shell No I can't be
free to go and see the ones that I love so I've
been here eighteen years still got life to go