《Soul of a Convict》歌词

歌曲： Soul of a Convict

所属专辑：The Essential Porter Wagoner

歌手： Porter Wagoner

时长： 03:26

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Will he take the soul of a convict[00:00:00]

Could I be one of those he choosed[00:00:08]

I was taught the Bible from childhood[00:00:18]

At my mother's knee I learned to pray[00:00:21]

I was taught of God and all his goodness[00:00:23]

And the devil and his evil ways[00:00:27]

There's good in the bad and bad in the good[00:00:30]

And there's none that's free from sin[00:00:33]

But there's some questions I've wondered about[00:00:36]

What happens to the men who die in the pen[00:00:40]

Just imagine yourself the judge God Almighty[00:00:45]

As you gaze over all these men[00:00:50]

When death takes IT'S toll[00:00:53]

What becomes of the soul of the men[00:00:55]

Who die in the pen[00:00:59]

Do you think of God that's true[00:01:02]

And just could look from his heavenly throne[00:01:04]

And be pleased to see men placed in chains and stripes[00:01:07]

And tucked from their loved ones at home[00:01:11]

Worked until they're completely axhuasted[00:01:14]

And your soul cries out in vain[00:01:17]

Fed like a hog and treated like a dog[00:01:20]

And at night to the bed you're chained[00:01:24]

Worked from sunup to sundown[00:01:29]

Through all kinds of weather[00:01:31]

And if you don't do the things just right[00:01:35]

You get introduced to the leather[00:01:38]

You see it's not the pain I mind so much[00:01:42]

As I'm stretched out on the floor[00:01:45]

It's just the thought that I can't do my part[00:01:47]

That's what breaks my heart[00:01:50]

You see I'm just not man enough anymore[00:01:52]

Oh there are a lotta other things[00:01:57]

I could tell you[00:01:59]

That you'd marvel at and say[00:02:00]

Why I didn't know in those modern times[00:02:03]

They treated men that way but they do[00:02:06]

That's why I ask you do you think[00:02:11]

That God could turn with a sneer and frown[00:02:12]

At the men who die in the pen[00:02:15]

Do you think he'll turn us down[00:02:18]

I believe there's a heaven and a hell[00:02:22]

And in God I put my trust[00:02:25]

That's why I'm asking these questions[00:02:28]

I believe he's true and just[00:02:30]

And I just imagine he'll tell me[00:02:34]

As we meet at the golden stairs[00:02:35]

Hell's not just meant for some of the men[00:02:39]

Who die in the pen[00:02:42]

But for some who have mistreated them there[00:02:44]

You see we're paying for the mistakes[00:02:50]

We made in our sins[00:02:52]

As we've had our troubles in life[00:02:54]

Because we're the underdogs of humanity[00:02:56]

And surely God won't make us pay twice[00:03:00]

I believe on that Day of Judgement[00:03:05]

He'll have this convict called in[00:03:08]

And he'll say it's true hell's not for you[00:03:11]

You had your hell in the pen[00:03:16]

Soul of a Convict - Porter Wagoner[00:03:19]