Black Lips - Angola Rodeo lyrics

Twenty-five to life deep in the
Swamps of the LSP there's no way out
But you can have a chance to feel free
Old Burl Cain's been known to put on a show
I'm gonna take my chance at the Angola rodeo
So while I do my time I'm
Gonna whoop me some bovines
And be a king for a day
If it's only for a little while

I'll be an all-'round cowboy
Ropin' like Cadillac Jack
Ride a mustang 'round the ring, no saddle
It's called bareback
So when they open up that chute
I'll take the chit right off that brute
I'll have my commissary stocked with
All my rodeo loot

Well, I found myself starin' down the
Nose of a Brahma bull
I got weak in my knees and
The sweat started to pool
But he stopped, it seemed
Just chasin' me around the ring
I shot up that wall just
Searchin' for somewhere to cling
I saw blood drippin' down his horn
I knew then that I'd been gored
Hell, anything's better than sittin' in
A cell bein' bored

I spent sixteen weeks just
Healin' in infirmary
Compared to Camp J that was quite a luxury
"So, doctor, please, get me some morphine
And go easy on me, buddy
Cause those beasts can't conquer me"
You know I'll be here next year
I got nothin' left to fear
And when you're in that cell you
Can shed a couple of tears