i left San Quentin last night
i k**ed a man i'm on the flight
since the first rise of the sun
i'm already on the run
i shot Tommy Ray he took my girl
he knew that she was my only pearl
before he failed he was my friend
but now he has found a dreadful end
oh Tommy Ray what have i done
i shot my best friend with a gun
oh Tommy Ray what have i done
i shot my best friend with a gun
oh Tommy Ray what have i done
now everywhere i'll be a stranger
where i'll go i'll be in danger
for this murder i will pay
cause i'm the man who shot Tommy Ray
oh Tommy Ray what have i done
i shot my best friend with a gun
oh Tommy Ray what have i done
i shot my best friend with a gun
oh Tommy Ray what have i done