Merle Haggard - Nobody Knows But Me lyrics

Nobody knows about the jailhouse blues till you get within four walls The jailerman turns that big black key that's when your spirit falls You drag yourself up to the bars and while you gaze out at the stars This is what you'll say. Hey why did I stray from the rightous path, nobody knows but me There on the outside you all can laugh but I don't need your sympathy For after I've paid for the liquor I've stole I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold So why did I stray from the rightous path nobody knows but me. When you realize that you're all alone seated in a two-by-four That little cell is just a taste of hell if you ain't been there before Well you're locked up tight but they treat you fair You get everything that you need in there That's just why you'll say. Well, why did I stray from the rightous path, nobody knows but me There on the outside you all can laugh but I don't need your sympathy For after I've paid for the liquor I've stole I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold So why did I stray from the rightous path nobody knows but me. Nobody knows but me...