Folsom Prison Blues

Folsom Prison Blues -Joaquin Phoenix

I hear the train a comin'

It's rolling round the bend

And I ain't seen the sunshine

Since I don't know when

I'm stuck in Folsom prison

And time keeps draggin'on

But that train keeps a rollin'

On down to San Anton

When I was just a baby

My mama told me son

Always be a good boy

Don't ever play with guns

But I shot a man in Reno

Just to watch him die

When I hear that whistle blowing

I hang my head and cry

I bet there's rich folks eating

In a fancy dining car

They're probably drinkin'

Coffee and smoking big cigars

Well I know I had it coming

I know I can't be free

But those people keep a movin'

And that's what tortures me

Well if they'd free me

From this prison

If that railroad train was mine

I bet I'd move it all a little

Further down the line

Far from Folsom prison

That's where I want to stay

And I'd let that lonesome

Whistle blow my blues away