Behind These Bars (The Poinsett County Jail)
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[VERSE 1]
I never thought I'd ever be this far away;
twenty minutes might as well be twenty days.
All day long, I sit here, and I think of you;
but, honewstly, there ain't much more that I can do.
Oh, one more empty night inside this lonely cell,
behind these bars at the Poinsett County jail.

[VERSE 2]
Fifteen minutes, Saturdays, is bittersweet,
to watch you through the plate glass, as you talk to me.
Every other moment, I can see your smile,
when I close my eyes and try to rest awhile.
Oh, one more empty night inside this lonely cell,
behind these bars at the Poinsett County jail.

[CHORUS]
Pray for me,
God will give me strength.
And stay with me,
whenever I'm asleep.
Oh, one more empty night inside this lonely cell,
behind these bars at the Poinsett County jail.

[VERSE 3]
Someday soon, I'll be so very far from here;
when I look back, I'll never shed a single tear.
The minutes tick so slowly, 'til they let me go,
release me from this prison deep inside my soul.
Oh, one more empty night inside this lonely cell,
behind these bars at the Poinsett County jail.

[CHORUS]
Pray for me,
God will give me strength.
And stay with me,
whenever I'm asleep.
Oh, one more empty night inside this lonely cell,
behind these bars at the Poinsett County jail.

Got one more empty night inside this lonely cell,
behind these bars at the Poinsett County jail.

Rick Maines