Merle Haggard - Folsom Prison Blues lyrics
[Merle Haggard - Folsom Prison Blues lyrics]
It's coming around the bend
I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
I'm locked in Folsom Prison and
Time keeps dragging on
And I hear that train a-rolling
On down to San Antone
When I was just a baby, my mama told me
"Son always be a good boy and
Don't ever play with guns"
But I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die
When I hear that lonesome whistle
I hang my head and cry
I bet there's rich folks eating
In a fancy dining car
They're probably drinking coffee and
Smoking big cigars
Well I know I had it coming
I know I can't be free
But I hear that train a-rolling
And that's what tortures me
If they freed me from this prison
And that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it over a
Little farther down the line
Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I long to be
And let that train keep rolling
And roll my blues away
Add extended interpretation
If you know what the artist is talking about, can read between the lines, and know the history of the song, you can add interpretation to the lyrics. After checking by our editors, we will add it as the official interpretation of the song!
Latest added interpretations to lyrics