[Verse 1]
It wasn't gamblin' that caused me
To kill my friend, Peter Blue
It wasn't gamblin' that caused me
To kill my friend, Peter Blue
If you caught your best friend with your wife
You'd do the same thing, too

[Verse 2]
When they strapped on the lie detector
The needle kept goin' up and down
When they strapped on the lie detector
The needle kept goin' up and down
And they knew I were lyin'
Since I first sat down

[Verse 3]
So, I spoke to my conscience
And asked, "What should I do?"
Yes, I spoke to my conscience
And asked, "What should I do?"
My conscience said, "Shorty
I would plead guilty if I were you"

[Verse 4]
So, I stood up on my feet
And raised up my right hand
So, I stood up on my feet
And raised up my right hand
I said, "Judge, I'm confessin'
I shot my woman's man"
[Verse 5]
So, the prosecutor asked me
"Shorty, why did you kill that man?"
So, the prosecutor asked me
"Shorty, why did you kill that man?"
I said, "If you've never been in love
Then you wouldn't understand"

[Verse 6]
When I signed my confession
This is what I wrote
When I signed my confession
This is what I wrote:
That I'm throwing myself
On the mercy of the court

[Verse 7]
When the jury found me guilty
My woman's eyes were full of tears
When the jury found me guilty
My woman's eyes were full of tears
The verdict was manslaughter
I got from one to 20 years

[Outro]
Baby, one year ain't no sentence
And 20 years ain't no time
Baby, one year ain't no sentence
And 20 years ain't no time
And if I pass
I'll see you when I do my time