Just got the message the warden sent to me
He said tomorrow we're setting you free
I should be happy, but the reason that I cry
Oh, tomorrow I'm going home to die
The prison doctor told me what I already knew
He said, son, I've done all I can for you
A few more months, no use for me to lie
Oh, tomorrow you're going home to die
Will she be waiting for me
With a tear in her eye
When she finds out I'm coming home to die
Will a gray-haired mom and dad
Accept a son that went bad
Will she be waiting for me

Will they cry when they find out
I'm going home to die
Will she be waiting for me
With a tear in her eye
When she finds out I'm coming home to die
Will a gray-haired mom and dad
Accept a son that went bad
Will they cry when they find out
I'm going home to die
Will they cry when they find out I'm coming home to die