Doin' Time
Doin' Time: A Heartfelt Tale of Redemption and Longing
Lyrics
I can't eat, I can't sleep, been lying on the bunk all week.
I am experiencing emotional distress, affecting my basic needs and daily routine while confined in a cell.
Yes, this charge, I can't beat is keeping me off the street.
I am unable to overcome the legal charge against me, which is preventing me from being out in public.
Sent me down one more year, just waiting for the papers to clear.
I've been given an additional year of imprisonment, waiting for the necessary paperwork to be processed.
Oh, it seems like I'm just doin' time without you.
My time in prison feels like a punishment, especially because of the absence of someone significant.
Locked me down in the hole,to polish my tarnished soul,
I've been isolated in a confined space to reflect on and improve my troubled soul.
Yes, the filth and the grime have opened up my mind.
The unpleasant conditions have led to a change in my perspective and understanding.
Yes, I know I deserve the sentence that's being served.
I acknowledge that I deserve the punishment I am receiving.
Yes, it seems like I'm just doin' time without you.
Similar to line 4, the imprisonment feels like a duration without the presence of a significant person.
I've told the truth, confessed my crime.
I've admitted to my wrongdoing and confessed my crime.
Kept my behavior good, read the good book line by line.
I've maintained good behavior and immersed myself in religious teachings.
Yes, my lesson is learned, I'm ready to be returned.
I've learned my lesson and am prepared to return to society.
But, it seems like I'm just doin' time without you.
Despite my efforts, the imprisonment still feels like a period of separation from a loved one.
Time moves so slow behind these gates,
Time passes slowly within the prison walls.
And all there is to do, pound my pile of rocks and wait.
I spend my time doing monotonous tasks and waiting for something to change.
Mark each day on the wall and dream about a freedom call,
I mark each day on the wall and fantasize about the day I regain my freedom.
Oh, it seems like I'm just doin' time without you.
Despite the routine, the imprisonment still feels incomplete without the presence of a significant person.
Yes, it seems like I'm just doin' time without you.
Reiteration of the feeling of serving time without the companionship of a loved one.
Oh! It seems like I'm just doin' time without you.
A final expression of the sense of enduring imprisonment without the comforting presence of someone important.
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