There's an open door
   Callin' to me
   I just can't ignore
   Wakin' up
   I realize
   Bars of steel to keep me inside
  
   Justice has done me wrong
   Guilty for crime
   Will age me so long
   Understand that it's more than too late
   Where's the lucky dog
   Who used me for the bait
  
   I'm falling over the edge
  
   Yeah, I guess he was pretty smart
   Left me in the street with my gun in the dark
   Murder, well I tried to prevent
   Instead up the river is how my time is spent
  
   I think I'm over the edge
   I've been doin' time
   Tired of doin' time
   Over the edge
  
   I can't take more of this cell
   So don't be alarmed
   When you hear this prisoner yell
  
   Far away
   Far away
   Never too far away
   From the truth
  
   But where's the fairness
   What's a harmless man to do
   But see it through
   Though I'm trapped in this death bringing doom
   Words of hope
   There ain't no place
   For this forgotten face
   I take my chances
  
   Now I know I'm over the edge
   Over the edge
   Get me out
   Get me out
   Over the edge
   I'm tired
   Over the edge