[Verse 1] It was late one night in the heart of town I was drinking all alone Ran out of cash when I paid my tab so I headed home The night was black the air was thick as I wandered passed a barn Then a shot rang out and I heard a scream beside me in the dark [Verse 2] Afraid that maybe I’d be next I started to run Just as fast as my feet would go into the barrel of a gun The lawman’s light was blinding me he said why’d you do it son Two weeks later in a criminal court I was up on murder one [CHORUS] Maybe some early morning in a pasture of green Beside the still water I’ll awake from this dream- This terrible dream [Verse 3] Well I sat there in the courtroom as the tears ran down my face A guilty man is free somewhere and they put me in his place The jury read the verdict and the judge called out my name He said young man you’ll spend your life wearing the ball and chain [Verse 4] Now I’m staring at the ceiling as I lay here on my bed Fourteen long and lonely years it’s where I laid my head Behind these cold gray prison walls time sure passes slow And I unless I die tomorrow I’ve still got life to go [CHORUS] Maybe some early morning in a pasture of green Beside the still water I’ll awake from this dream- This terrible dream [Verse 5] A man who’s lost his vision will live and die alone In the cold walls of this prison my heart has turned to stone The lights are growing dimmer as I take my final breath I can smell the air of freedom as I close my eyes in death [CHORUS] Maybe some early morning in a pasture of green Beside the still water I’ll awake from this dream- This terrible dream