[00:00.00]Life in Prison (Rehearsal Version - Takes 1 & 2 - Gram Parsons Vocal) - The Byrds
[00:40.96]The jury found the verdict first degree
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[00:48.66]They swore I planned her death to be
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[00:55.71]I prayed they'd sentence me to die
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[01:02.77]But they wanted me to live and I know why
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[01:09.53]So I'd do life in prison for the wrongs I've done
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[01:17.16]And I pray every night for death to come
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[01:23.35]My life will be a burden every day
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[01:30.80]If I could die my pain might go away
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[02:05.85]With trembling hands I killed my darling wife
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[02:13.67]Because I loved her more than life
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[02:19.96]My love for her will last a long long time
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[02:27.12]But I'd rather die than live to lose my mind
[02:33.66]And I'll do life in prison for the wrongs I've done
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[02:41.64]And I pray every night for death to come
[02:47.90]My life will be a burden every day
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[02:55.30]If I could die my pain might go away
[03:01.86]If I could die my pain might go away