Mark Erelli - Theresa lyrics

rate me

(Dennis Brennan & Kevin Barry)

Down on this row there ain't much to do

So I close my eyes and dream about you

You and that guy I met once or twice

That's alright honey I just hope he's treating you nice

Things here ain't so bad, I've made some friends

They make me laugh but I can't pretend

When the night gets cold, and I get blue

Honey I just wanna hold onto you

CHORUS

Oh Theresa, Theresa my dear

I stand accused and I'm guilty I fear

We've lived our lives in a corner called Hell

Now you're out there and I'm in this cell

And if you can't be here by midnight

If all of your connections fail

Say a prayer for me, finger your rosary

For I will have left this jail

I will see the cell door open

I will hear the tolling bells

And if you can't be here by midnight

Darling I'm wishing, I'm wishing you well

Everyday I recall how I got to this place

I woke up one night with a gun in my face

I saw a badge, I saw blue

That boy couldn't have been more than 22

I heard you scream, I grabbed his gun

You broke free and he started to run

Back of the head and it wasn't clean

Meanest thing that I ever seen