Life To Go Lyrics - Stonewall Jackson

I've got a sad sad story, friend, that I don't like to tell 

I had a home and family when they locked me in this cell 

I've been in here eighteen years, that's a long long time, I know 

But time don't mean a thing to me 'cause I've got life to go 

Well, I went one night where the lights were bright 

Just to see what I could see 

I met up with an old friend who just thought the world of me 

He brought me drinks and he took me to every honky tonk in town 

Then words were said and now he's dead, I just had to bring him down 

Well, it's been a long long time now since I've heard from my wife 

Yes, I'd be there with her yet, if I hadn't used the knife 

Well, I'll bet that little girl of mine don't realize or know 

Her daddy's been here eighteen years and still got life to go 

Well, I'll bet there's not one man outside that's spent this long in jail 

I'll be here in this prison till my body's just a shell 

No, I can't be free to go and see the ones that I love so 

I've been in here eighteen years and still got life to go