Cell Block Blues
(hummmm) (hummmm) Rusty iron
on a concrete floor
Turn of a brass key,
lock the
door
No more running down the county line
He's trading his boots
for a dime of time
He's in the cell block now
He's in the cell block now
Cold gray walls and a heavy
brow
Lord, he's in the cell block now
Letters come slow
and the winters hit deep
Count every crack
when you're trying to sleep
Shadows fall long past the razor
wire
Nothing left burning
but a quiet fire
He's in the cell block now
(in the cell block now)
He's in the cell block now
Cold gray walls and a heavy brow
Lord, he's in the cell block now (yeah)
One hour of sun
through the high caged wire
Wash away the sins in the judgment fire Five more years till
the gate swings wide
He's in the cell block now
(cell block now!) He's in the cell block now
Cold gray walls and a broken vow
Lord, he's in the cell block now!
Cold gray walls... (hummmm) Turn the key.