I’ve been doing time
In a prisoners mind
For all these 35 years or more now

I’ve been burning inside
I’ve been falling on fire
Into the burning pits of hell

I’m in a state of panic
Living in a constant crisis
Can someone help me?
I’m in a state of panic
Living in a constant crisis
This can’t be happening to me

I’ve been losing my trial
For these untold crimes
And falling down down down down so hard

I’m a sentenced man
Pushing ’gainst the bars
And I don’t even know how long that I can last

I’m in a state of panic
Living in a constant crisis
Can someone help me?
I’m in a state of panic
Living in a constant crisis
This can’t be happening to me
I’m a tragic disaster that’s unrehearsed
A fragile barricade that’s gone astray
I’ve got nothing behind me but the cross that I bear
That’s getting heavier day by day