Clutch - Box Car Shorty's Confession lyrics

It wasn't gambling that caused me to k** my friend Peter Blue It wasn't gambling that caused me to k** my friend Peter Blue If you caught your best friend with your wife You'd do the same thing too When they strapped on the lie detector The needle kept going up and down When they strapped on the lie detector The needle kept going up and down And they knew I were lyin' Since I first sat down So I spoke to my conscious and asked what should I do Yes, I spoke to my conscious and asked what should I do My conscious said, "Shorty I would plead guilty if I were you." So I stood up on my feet and raised up my right hand So I stood up on my feet and raised up my right hand I said, "Judge I'm confessing. I shot my woman's man." So the prosecutor asked me "Shorty, why did you k** that man?" So the prosecutor asked me "Shorty, why did you k** that man?" I said, "If you've never been in love Then you wouldn't understand." When I signed my confession, this is what I wrote When I signed my confession, this is what I wrote That I'm throwing myself On the mercy of the court When the jury found me guilty My woman's eyes were full of tears When the jury found me guilty My woman's eyes were full of tears The verdict was manslaughter I got from one to twenty years Baby, one year ain't no sentence and twenty years ain't no time Baby, one year ain't no sentence and twenty years ain't no time And if I pa** I'll see you when I do my time