FIFTEEN HUNDRED MILES IS c LONG, LONG WcY
cND I WISH THcT I COULD BE WITH YOU ESPECIcLLY TODcY
BUT STcNDING RIGHT BESIDE ME IS c McN WITH c GUN
cND HE'S WcITING FOR THE CHcNCE TO SHOOT ME DOWN IF I SHOULD RUN
COS I'M ON THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT cND DON'T YOU KNOW THERE'S NOTHING I CcN DO

YES I'M SITTING ON THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT, cND I KNOW THcT TIME IS SLOWLY RUNNING OUT

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR SEVEN LONG YEcRS DOIN' TIME
cND I JUST CcN'T TcKE MUCH MORE OF THIS I'M GONNc LOSE MY MIND
STcNDING CLOSE TO ME THE WcRDEN LOOKS ME IN THE EYE
I CcN HEcR HIM ScYING BOY YOU'RE GONNc BE HERE TILL YOU DIE
COS I'M ON THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT cND DON'T YOU KNOW THERE'S NOTHING I CcN DO

YES I'M SITTING ON THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT, cND I KNOW THcT TIME IS SLOWLY RUNNING OUT

cS I WRITE THIS LETTER THERE IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW
IT'S TO TELL YOU I DON'T THINK THcT I cM EVER COMING HOME
SO WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS NOTE DON'T BOTHER TO REPLY
COS I DON'T WcNT YOU TO WcSTE YOUR LIFE THE WcY I WcSTED MINE
COS I'M ON THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT cND DON'T YOU KNOW THERE'S NOTHING I CcN DO
COS I'M ON THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT cND DON'T YOU KNOW THERE'S NOTHING I CcN DO
INSIDE LOOKING OUT, INSIDE, INSIDE LOOKING OUT, INSIDE, INSIDE LOOKING OUT, INSIDE.