Brian Hyland — Folsom Prison lyrics

Lyrics

Title: Folsom prison
I hear the train a comin´
it´s rolling round the bend
and I ain´t seen the sunshine since I don´t know when,
I´m stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin´on
but that train keeps a rollin´on down to San Anton.
When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,
always be a good boy, don´t ever play with guns.
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry.
I bet there´s rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
they´re probably drinkin´coffee and smoking big cigars.
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can´t be free
but those people keep a movin´
and that´s what tortures me…
Well if they´d free me from this prison,
if that railroad train was mine
I bet I´d move just a little further down the line
far from Folsom prison, that’s where I want to stay
and I´d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away…