歌手:Johnny Cash
专辑:《American III: Solitary Man》

It all began when they took me from my home
And put me on Death Row,
a crime for which I am totally innocent, you know.

I began to warm and chill

To objects and their fields,
A ragged cup, a twisted mop

The face of Jesus in my soup

Those sinister dinner deals

The meal trolley's wicked wheels

A hooked bone rising from my food
All things either good or ungood.
And the mercy seat is waiting

And I think my head is burning
And in a way I\'m yearning
To be done with all this weighing of the truth.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth

And I'm not afraid to die.

I hear stories from the chamber
Christ was born into a manger
And like some ragged stranger
He died upon the cross
Might I say, it seems so fitting in its way
He was a carpenter by trade
Or at least that's what I'm told

My kill-hand's
tatooed E.V.I.L. across it's brother's fist

That filthy five! They did nothing to challenge or resit
In Heaven His throne is made of gold
The ark of his Testament is stowed
A throne from which I\'m told All history does unfold.

It's made of wood and wire
And my body is on fire

And God is never far away.
Into the mercy seat I climb
My head is shaved, my head is wired
And like a moth that tries
To enter the bright eye
I go shuffling out of life
Just to hide in death awhile

And anyway I never lied.
And the mercy seat is waiting
And I think my head is burning

And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this weighing of the truth.
An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth And I\'m not afraid to die
And the mercy seat is burning
And I think my head is glowing

And in a way I'm hopin'
to be done with all this twistin' of the truth.
An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth
And any way there was no proof And I\'m not afraid to die
And the mercy seat is glowing
And I think my head is smoking

And in a way I'm hopin'
to be done with all these looks of disbelief.
A life for a life And a truth for a truth
And I've got nothin' left to loose.
And I'm not afraid to die
And the mercy seat is smoking

And I think my head is melting

And in a way that's helpin' to be done with all this twistin' of the truth
An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth
And any way I told the truth
But I'm afraid I told a lie.