10 years gone.

**"Ten Years Gone"**  

*(Verse 1)*  

I was young, I was free, had my whole life ahead,  

But they slammed down the gavel, now I'm locked up instead.  

Said I did what I didn't, no truth in their eyes,  

Now I'm stuck in these walls ‘neath the cold iron skies.  

*(Chorus)*  

Ten years gone, I ain’t done no wrong,  

They took my name, but my soul stays strong.  

Behind these walls, where the sunlight don’t shine,  

I count my days, but the years ain’t mine.  

*(Verse 2)*  

Biggest prison in the world, made of stone, made of steel,  

Ain't no mercy in this place, ain't no way I can feel.  

Saw the guilty walk free, saw the righteous go down,  

Still, I pray for the day I can leave this old town.  

*(Chorus)*  

Ten years gone, I ain’t done no wrong,  

They took my name, but my soul stays strong.  

Behind these walls, where the sunlight don’t shine,  

I count my days, but the years ain’t mine.  

*(Bridge)*  

Mama writes letters, but they don’t ease the pain,  

Daddy went to his grave cryin’ out my name.  

But the truth’s like a river, it’ll carve through the stone,  

One day I’ll walk free, one day I’ll go home.  

*(Chorus – repeat & fade out)*  

Ten years gone, I ain’t done no wrong,  

They took my name, but my soul stays strong.  

Behind these walls, where the sunlight don’t shine,  

I count my days, but the years ain’t mine.