Life In Prison - Merle Haggard, The Strangers

The jury found the verdict first degree

They swore I planned her death to be

I prayed they’d sentence me to die

But they wanted me to live and I know why

So I’d do life in prison for the wrongs I’ve done

And I pray every night for death to come

My life will be a burden every day

If I could die, my pain might go away

With trembling hands I killed my darling wife

Because I loved her more than life

My love for her will last a long, long time

But I’d rather die than live to lose my mind

And I’ll do life in prison for the wrongs I’ve done

And I pray every night for death to come

My life will be a burden every day

If I could die, my pain might go away

If I could die, my pain might go away