I'm singing songs
Behind the cages
For the prisoners
In Hazelton
Lord I'm down, Lord I'm down
Oh Lord I'm down

Came home one night
To find my wife
Lying there
With another man
And I knew right theer
I'd lost my best friend
And I fell to my knees
Crying "Why, Lord, why?"

I felt so wrong
Had to do something then and there
But that something so terrible
Lord, and I don't care
Lord I'm down, Lord I'm down
Oh Lord I'm down

My bare hands
To my best friend
I squeezed the life
Right out of his eyes
I knew I was wrong
But it felt so right
My freedom's gone
Then I realized
I felt so wrong
Had to do something then and there
But that something so terrible
Lord, and I don't care
Lord I'm down, Lord I'm down
Oh Lord I'm down

So I'm singing songs
Behind the cages
For the prisoners
In Hazelton
Lord I'm down, Lord I'm down
Oh Lord I'm down
Lord I'm down, Lord I'm down
Oh Lord I'm down