Alexander Skip Spence - Weighted Down (The Prison Song) lyrics

Weighted down by possessions Weighted down by the gun Waited down by the river for you to come My darling, you're darning my action Of when three months, I was gone But whose socks were you darning, darling While I been gone so long? Weighted down by possessions Weighted down by the gun Waited down by the river for you to come A best friend to your ear of true said I was guilty of sin Said my being gone was the best thing for you But the truth, it all comes through for me and my kin It wasn't the best thing for me but was the best for him Weighted down by decision Weighted down by the gun Waited down by the river for you to come Weighted down by possessions Weighted down by the gun Waited down by the river for you to come While I sat there wondering, you thought that eyes were hid And I had the honor of watching everything you did So now I come with words of pain to bring you news of life If you can't find your woman, don't take another's wife Waiting down by possessions Waiting down with a gun Waiting down by the river for you to come