Walk the Line movie - Folsom Prison Blues lyrics

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Song by Joaquin Phoenix<br /><br>

I hear the train a comin'<br>

It's rolling round the bend<br>

And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when,<br>

I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on<br>

But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Anton..<br>

When I was just a baby my mama told me, son<br>

Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.<br>

But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die<br>

When I hear that whistle blowing I hang my head and cry..<br>

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I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car<br>

They're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars.<br>

Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free<br>

But those people keep a movin'<br>

And that's what tortures me...<br>

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Well if they'd free me from this prison,<br>

If that railroad train was mine<br>

I bet I'd move it all a little further down the line<br>

Far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay<br>

And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.....<br>

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