Prison Tattoo
Cotton was born a sharecropper's son
His family was honest as the day was long
He was just another hungry barefoot kid
Swore hed never live like his Daddy did
Cotton wasnt made to drive an old John Deere
Said Ill be in a Cadillac when I roll out of here
Ill never bend my back for an honest day's pay
Aint workin for the man, Ill take the easy way .. His Daddy said
(Chorus # 1)
There ain't nothing cool about a prison tattoo
And you can't get back the years that old Judge takes from you
A pardon is a long way from forgiving and forget
You'll think you're walking out a free man but it wont be over yet
(Inst)
Cotton ended up in a grey stone prison cell
A number for his name and ten years of hell
All hes got to show is his prison tattoo
He knows now his daddys words were true
(Chorus # 1)
There ain't nothing cool about a prison tattoo
And you can't get back the years that old Judge takes from you
A pardon is a long way from forgiving and forget
You'll think you're walking out a free man but it wont be over yet
(Recite Bridge)
Cotton's son is only ten years old and hes stole a candy bar
But there's a chance to turn his life around today
Cotton rolls his shirt sleeve up past that prison tattoo
He said take a long look Son, prison tattoos never fade .. and
(INSTRUMENTAL OUT)
Lonnie C. Ratliff / Roberto Bonfatti
Okie Acres Music (BMI) & ROBERTO BONFATTI MUSIC (SIAE)
