Intro Chords
F C G F C G
Am Am/B C G
Hes twenty one and jealous of the shadow outside the fence
C G D
Got a bible from his cellmate hes seachin for a 2nd chance
Am Am/B C G
Hopes than he can make it outside before his little girl learns to talk
C G C D
Hopes he can get it all figured out before the judge says that he can walk
Chorus:
Em C G
Cause its hotwired, too tired from bein who hes been
Em C G D
Car theft, whats left he aint ever goin back again
C C/B G C C/B G
He aint never goin back to tie himself to the whippin pole
F C G
His American dreams like the county line sign that he shot full of holes
And 2-4 dont seem like much till youre stuck in an 8X10
He felt guilty damn near all his life and much more now than then
He wrote a letter to Jesus last night and he nailed it up to the cross
Yeah hes free in his heart but at night in the dark, you know the man hes still the boss
Chorus
He walked through the gate last Thursday and headed on into town
What did he see but a Cadillac there with all its windows down
Chorus 2:
And its broke down, hands down,and it's back to who he was
No change it seems strange, it aint ever been push or shove
And now hes goin back to tie himself to the whippin pole
And his American dream like the county sign that he shot full of holes
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