Michael Hess

Lyrics

This has been a lonely road I traveled
I can confirm I did get lost
As that judge laid down his gavel
20 years of prison it was the cost
I counted steps from my cell to the yard
Never got a chance to see those evening stars

I lived in a world full of scoundrels and fools
They tell me stories of their life of abuse
How to managed fear and use every tool
Never get caught and end up on that evening news
You bet I listened and I held on tight
20 years of prison on those starless nights

There was no grace for my cursed soul
Every night I suffered without a heaven to hold
I just want to look up and hope that I see
20 year heaven staring back at me

I’ve been released of this debt I paid
For stabbing a man in a drunken fit of rage
It was a fight that we both had to loose
Got my picture posted on that evening news
He went to heaven got to see the light
I got 20 years of those starless nights