[Verse

Met a young gal out by the old oak tree

Her smile was wild like the open sea

Thought I found love but I found regret

Now I'm chained down and I won't forget

[Verse 2

Innocence danced in her eyes so bright

But the law don't care bout the stars at night

Was a fool to believe in a love so wrong

Now my days are cold while my nights are long

[Chorus

I'm singing these jailhouse blues

Locked away and I've paid my dues

Dreams of freedom like morning dew

But my rizzin' heart done broke in two

[Verse 3

Sheriff's boots heavy on that dusty ground

Love was lost when the cuffs went down

A cell can't hold what the heart can't see

But a broken man is what I came to be

[Bridge

Iron bars and faded scars

Memories of that night under the stars

Regret echoes through this empty hall

For a love that led to my downfall

[Chorus

I'm singing these jailhouse blues

Locked away and I've paid my dues

Dreams of freedom like morning dew

But my rizzin' heart done broke in two