Supper time in the hole
supper time in the hole
I shame my family
shame my home
supper time
old st john on death row
he's just waiting for a pardon
old st john on death row
he's just waiting for a pardon
old st john on death row
he's just waiting for a pardon
old st john on death row
he's just waiting
all the white boys
in the stay pressed slacks
they're home for the summer
from college
stayin' out late
getting rowdy at the bar
and lookin' for trouble uptown
they come up my block
about 5 or 6 of them
smashing their bottles
in the gutter
yelling all kinds of
obscenities
upout woman in got alone
another supper time in the hole
supper time
I shame my family
shame my home
supper time
young girl turning
the corner
with a clerk dress on
that girl was my sister
just got off the night shift
pretty desperate
just wanna go home
and get some sleep
well grabbed her
by the waist
with the caffeine eyes
I picked up a brick
from my papa's front yard
and threw it
at the tallest boys face
well blood was streaming
Like a well that sprung
I couldn't believe
what I had just done
well the other boy's ran
and this one stayed
on the ground
and he would never move again
old st john on death row
he's just waiting for a pardon
old st john on death row
he's just waiting for a pardon
all us boys on death row
we're just waiting
for a pardon
all us boys on death row
jury on trial I testify
I got to keep on
runnin til the well runs dry
jury on trial I testify
I got to keep on runnin
til the well runs dry
jury on trial I testify
I got to keep on runnin
til the well runs dry
jury on trial I testify
I got to keep on runnin
til the well runs dry