Jack Atherton - Ballad of Mr. Jones lyrics

[Verse 1] There's a blind man in the witness stand With three young men's lives in his hands There's a poor boy who stood at the scene Who'll be haunted by the dirty things he's seen It's a shame all the jury knew the accused Because now they're running free when they left her cold and bruised There's a chalked white line stained with blood Sorry Mr. Jones, we did all we could [Chorus] There's a whole lot of people out there and they're all running free Some will care and some will steal the last breath that you breathe From you, from you [Verse 2] So Mr. Jones in a cruel twist of fate Found the perpetrators in a drunken haze Gave them retribution for their twisted ways Now he's going down for years instead of days [Chorus] There's a whole lot of people out there and they're a wild and restless sea Some will care and some will steal the last breath that you breathe from you From you, from you