Well them four walls of Raiford,
Doin' three to five hard labor,
I had two years behind me,
but I could not wait the time
Everytime I thought about it,
well I died some more inside
And I had stripes on my back,
For the only time I seen sunshine
Diggin' ditches for the chain gang,
Oh Lord please forgive me
for I could not wait no more
And I'm comin' home to see you Jesus
Well it feels so close this time
Please take mercy on this soldier
From the Florida-Georgia line
When they find me they must kill me
I can't go back down to Raiford
I can't take that anymore
These last few years behind me
Oh Lord, have been so sad
I fought proudly for my country
when they find me I must die
that I never stole a dime
Well, when Vietnam was over
there was no work here for me
I had a pretty wife awaitin
and two kids I had to feed
Well I'm one of America's heroes
and when they shoot me down
Won't you fly old Glory proudly,
put my medals in the ground
And I'm comin' home to see you Jesus
Well it feels so close this time
Please take mercy on this soldier
From the Florida-Georgia line
When they find me they must kill me
I can't go back down to Raiford
I can't take that anymore