I’m Not The Man (Live on MTV Unplugged)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] It claws on his back, it will never let him be Stares at the walls until the cinder blocks can breathe His eyes have gone away, escaping over time He rules a crowded nation inside his mind [Verse 2] He knows that night like his hand He knows every move he made Late shift, the bell that rang, the time card won't fade 10:05 his truck pulled home, 10:05 he climbed his stair About the time he was accused of being there [Chorus] But I'm not the man He goes free As I wait on the row For the man to test the rope He'll slip around my throat And silence me [Verse 3] Oh, on the day he was tried no witness testified Nothing but evidence, not hard to falsify His own confession was a prosecutor's prize Made up of fear, of rage and of outright lies [Chorus] But I'm not the man He goes free As the candle vigil glows As they burn my clothes As the crowd cries, "hang him slow!" And I feel my blood go cold He goes free [Verse 4] Call out the KKK​, they're wild after me And with that frenzied look of half-demented zeal They'd love to serve me up my final meal [Outro] Who'll read my final rite And hear my last appeal? Who struck this devil's deal?