Dead or in Jail - William Clark Green

I’m a little crazy, little out of my head

They told me «Only take one,» I took two instead

There’s a preacher on the corner yellin' at me

I got a pocket full of chitlins and collard greens

Now the dogs are barkin' and they got a nose on my trail

They say I’ll wind up dead or I’ll end up in jail

I took a left down the alley and there’s needles on the ground

Broken glass everywhere and the trash has gone sour

I think I see a woman but I really can’t tell

Prob’ly just another man who disguised himself well

Mister do you have a quarter or a dollar that you can spare

They say I’ll wind up dead or I’ll end up in jail

Well I swear to you, Mom, I swear to you, Dad:

Wasn’t nothin' I took, wasn’t nothin' that bad

I’m all out of cash and I’m stuck downtown

Ain’t nothin' like the feelin' of comin' down

I said that I’m sorry, I said that I’m done

I’m gonna go back to college, I’m gonna quit drugs

Well if you come and get me I will even go to church

I started readin' the bible, I swear it every verse

And when I get home I’m gonna steal something I can sell

They say I’ll wind up dead or I’ll end up in jail

Well I swear to you, Mom, I swear to you, Dad:

Wasn’t nothin' I took, wasn’t nothin' that bad

I’m all out of cash and I’m stuck downtown

Ain’t nothin' like the feelin' of comin' down

I swear to you, Mom, I swear to you, Dad:

Wasn’t nothin' I took, wasn’t nothin' that bad

I’m all out of cash and I’m stuck downtown

Ain’t nothin' like the feelin' of comin' down