The Crime I Didn't Do
Lonesome River Band
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I was raised in a small mill town, a factory worker's son
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Left my home and family at the age of 21
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I set out to find my way in a strange and distant town
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Hadn't been there a year or more when trouble came around
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I operate an old punch press, work all by myself
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I make no friends or enemies, just parts from 4 to 12;
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just parts from 4 to 12
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One night as I was walking home, I heard an awful sound
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Footsteps running out of sight by the time I turned around
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Shaken by the dreadful scene, it came into my sight
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A young man lying cold and still, beneath the dim street light
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Dear Mother, say a prayer for me, and please try not to cry
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I swear to you I killed no one, but I had no alibi;
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Lord, I had no alibi
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Now I'm a hunted fugitive, running for my life
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A wanted man ain't got a chance when he has no place to hide
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I know someday they'll find me, and I know that when they do
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I'll have to pay the penalty for a crime I didn't do;
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For a crime I didn't do
