Life in Prison Merle Haggard

[Verse 1]
The jury found the verdict first degree
They swore I planned her death to be
I prayed they'd sentence me to die
But they wanted me to live and I know why

[Chorus]
So I do life in prison for the wrongs I've done
But I pray every night for death to come
My life will be a burden every day
If I could die, my pain might go away

[Verse 2]
Insane with rage, I took my darling's life
Because I loved her more than life
My dream for her will last a long long time
But I'd rather die than live to lose my mind

[Chorus]
But I've got life in prison for the wrongs I've done
And I pray every night for death to come
My life will be a burden every day
If I could die, my pain might go away
If I could die, my pain might go away