Lyrics

[Verse 1] Once I had me a woman Everything was goin' my way She thought I had hung the moon And she had an angel's face Til' one night I pulled in my drive And somethin' was goin' on There was a long bed Ford in my spot That I damn sure didn't own I walked up to the screen door And I heard this awful noise I moved on to the living room and there sat my two boys I said "Where's mama?" And they both pointed to the bedroom down the hall Now, I ain't ever been a fightin' man But red was all I saw [Chorus] See brother 'cause I've been down and I've been out And I know how it feels To stand up for what you think is right Then get knocked off your heels And if murderin' a man who didn't understand Just what she meant to me Means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity Well then mister I'm as guilty as can be [Verse 2] Well I wish I had me a picture of what his face looked like When I kicked in my bedroom door and raised my 45 I said ain't the kind to hurt a woman and I hope you understand But somebody's got to die today Son, it looks like you're the man [Chorus] See brother 'cause I've been down and I've been out And I know how it feels To stand up for what you think is right Then get knocked off your heels And if murderin' a man who didn't understand Just what she meant to me Means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity Well then mister I'm as guilty as can be [Bridge] That's what I told that jury That's what I told that judge And I knew there'd be hell to pay if I fulfilled my grudge See I don't mind these prison bars tucked off in these pine trees One thing about that cheatin' woman She won't cheat again on me [Chorus] See brother 'cause I've been down and I've been out And I know how it feels To stand up for what you think is right Then get knocked off your heels And if murderin' a man who didn't understand Just what she meant to me Means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity Well then mister I'm as guilty as can be I said if murderin' a man who didn't understand Just what she meant to me Means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity Well then mister I'm as guilty as can be [Outro] Go ahead and lock me up, boys I'm guilty anyways