Oh my friend
It's such a shame
When he was young
He was hurt by someone
And he'll pay with the rest of his days
Nine years later
And a secret kept
The pain like a poison
Through him crept
He wore armor
Made of fear
Couldn't show weakness
Couldn't shed a tear
One day he could not carry the weight
Thought he could pass on his pain as hate
He thought he could give it to someone
Pass it on through the barrel of a gun
Oh my friend
It's such a shame
When he was young
He hurt someone
And he'll pay with the rest of his days
Nine years later
Laying on his bunk
Nine years sitting
with the truth of what he'd done
He wasn't waiting
But a letter came
On the envelope
He read her name
He read it over and over
In his cell
Her words quenched him
Like water from a well
She said god forgives you
And so do I
I think it's time
We reconcile
Oh my friend
It's such a shame
When he was young
He hurt someone
And he'll pay with the rest of his days
Oh oh oh oh the rest of his days
Oh oh oh oh the rest of his days
Oh oh oh oh the rest of his days
He'll pay with the rest of his days
She took off her anger
He took off his shame
They met unguarded
Face to face
He saw her sorrow
She saw his pain
They put love
Where there once was hate
But he'd still be punished by the state
Oh my friend
It's such a shame
When he was young
He hurt someone
And he'll pay with the rest of his days
Oh oh oh oh the rest of his days
Oh oh oh oh the rest of his days
Oh oh oh oh the rest of his days
He'll pay with the rest of his days