If I could turn back the hands of time
If I could turn back the clock
I wouldn't be in the place I'm in
I wouldn't be in the dock
Where's your friends when you need them most
Probably hidin' under a rock
If I could undo the things I did
If I could turn back the clock
It started out like any other day
Lazin' around with nothing to do
My mind started wondering onto criminal things
And how to make a dollar or two
I called the guys on my telling phone
And told them of my little scheme
We drank some beer, we ate some pills
I shared with them my dream
I can't recall exactly how
I got to where I shouldn't have been
]my head seemed filled with hombre stuff
I fealt like I was on the screen
I drank more beer, I ate more pills
Gained myself a spinning head
I raised a gun, I k**ed a man
I'm told it was for something he said
It's been a year since I said a prayer
But God Almighty, if your listening up there
If I could turn back the hands of time
If I could turn back the clock
I wouldn't be in this cell right now
I wouldn't be in the dock
Where's your friends when you need them most
Probably hidin' under a rock
If I could undo the things I did
If I could turn back the clock
Misters life and d**h drone on
In their salutary tones
While I stand in that wooden dock
All sober and alone
The papers say it's such a crime
What's been dished to me
And people who I do not know
Are banging on for clemency
Now I have the best of cells
With ladies on my walls
When I'm moved they holler "dead man walking"
The words echo around the halls
I ponder on where my soul is bound
As I stare up at the moon
Above the clouds, beneath the ground
I'm gonna find out real soon
Strap me in to the k**ing chair
Give me the volts, straighten out my hair
It's been a year since I said a prayer
But God Almighty, if your listening up there
If I could turn back the hands of time
If I could turn back the clock
I wouldn't be in this place right now
I wouldn't be in the dock
Where's your friends when you need them most
Probably hidin' under a rock
If I could undo all the things I did
If I could turn back the clock