Song Lyrics Earle Steve - Ellis Unit One    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> E>> Earle Steve Singer Lyrics [Earle Steve other resources]>> Ellis Unit One Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Earle Steve Music Title/Track: Ellis Unit One Theme ID: 783 Album: N/A I was fresh out of the service It was back in ?82 I raised some Cain when I come back to town I left to be all I could be Come home without a clue Now, I married Dawn and had to settle down So I hired on at the prison Guess I always knew I would Just like my dad and both my uncles done And I worked on every cell block Now, things're goin' good But then they transferred me to Ellis Unit One Swing low Swing low Swing low and carry me home Well, my daddy used to talk about them long nights at the walls And how they used to strap ?em in the chair The kids down from the college and they'd bring their beer ?n all ?N when the lights went out, a cheer rose in the air Well, folks just got too civilized Sparky's gatherin' dust ?Cause no one wants to touch a smokin' gun And since they got the injection They don't mind as much, I guess They just put ?em down at Ellis Unit One Swing low Swing low Swing low and carry me home Well, I've seen ?em fight like lions, boys I've seen 'em go like lambs And I've helped to drag ?em when they could not stand And I've heard their mamas cryin' when they heard that big door slam And I've seen the victim's family holdin' hands Last night I dreamed that I woke up with straps across my chest And something cold and black pullin' through my lungs ?N even Jesus couldn't save me though I know he did his best But he don't live on Ellis Unit One Swing low Swing low Swing low and carry me home Swing low Don't let go Swing low and carry me home Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Im Still In Love With You, Johnny Come Lately, Mercenary Song, More Than I Can Do, My Old Friend The Blues, Mystery Train Part II, NYC, Nothin Without You, Nowhere Road, Pilgrim, Poison Lovers, Someday, Sometimes She Forgets, Somewhere Out There, Tecumseh Valley, The Devils Right Hand, The Other Kind, The Other Side Of Town, Tom Ames Prayer, Valentines Day, Youre Still Standin There, Billy And Bonnie, CCKMP, Feel Alright, Hard-Core Troubadour, Hurtin Me, Hurtin You, More Than I Can Do, Now Shes Gone, Poor Boy, South Nashville Blues, The Unrepentant, Valentines Day, Angel Is The Devil, Ben McCulloch, Goodbye, Hometown Blues, Im Looking Through You, Mercenary Song, Mystery Train Part II, Nothin Without You, Rivers Of Babylon, Sometimes She Forgets, Tecumseh Valley, Christmas In Washington, Ft. Worth Blues, Here I Am, I Still Carry You Around, If You Fall, Poison Lovers, Somewhere Out There, Other Earle Steve song Lyrics Angel Is The Devil Lyrics Angry Young Man Lyrics Ben McCulloch Lyrics By The Rivers Of Babylon Lyrics Christmas In Washington Lyrics Copperhead Road Lyrics Dixieland Lyrics Fearless Heart Lyrics Ft. Worth Blues Lyrics Goodbye Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Earlimart Lyrics Earls Lyrics Early November Lyrics Earrings Golden Lyrics Earshot Lyrics Earth Lyrics Earth And Fire Lyrics Earth Crisis Lyrics Earth Rare Lyrics Earth Wind & Fire Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy