G C D
ten years in jail was the sentence that they handed down

G C D
i didn’t like the odds that i would last that long

G C D
they turned their backs and i was gone gone gone

G C D
just turned 18 and i’m lookin at some real hard time

G C D
now i’m seeing things in my rearview mirror

G D G
now it’s just me and these white lines

chorus

D G
lord only knows where i’m goin

D C
can’t remember the places i’ve been

D C G D G
tell me if i’ll ever make it home again whoa – o home again

apart from these troubles mother’s all i leave behind
says i remind her of my father but hell if i know
he left town when i was 3 years old
she did the best she could i can’t help but feel i’m doin her wrong
she’ll be much better off now that i’m gone
i don’t much feel like hangin around

chorus

D G
i can’t believe how bright the stars are shinin’

D G C
and i can’t recall the last time i looked into the sky

D G C
and it seems to me if i can make it cross the county line

D C
maybe my life will turn out fine

G C D
ten years in jail was the sentence that they handed down