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