Johnny Paycheck, 21 Miles To Lake Charles Prison Tabs

written by Aubrey Mayhew

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Oh momma I’m so thankful you came
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It’s late and I hate about this rain
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I know it’s hard on you but I don’t know what I’d do
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If you weren’t here momma to walk me to the train

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21 miles  to Lake Charles Prison
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A few more hours my life will cease to be
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But I won’t mind that last mile I’ll walk it with a smile
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As long as your sweet face is the last thing that I see

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Oh how I wish I could turn back the pages of time
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And rewrite those few minutes I went insane
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Yes I took her for my wife and was forced to take her life
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Now in chains I ride the Lake Charles Prison train

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21 miles to Lake Charles Prison
                         G7
13 men wearing balls and chains
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But I’m richer by far than all of them together are
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All because momma you walked me to the train