San Quentin Infirmary Blues (Stripped Back)

I've come to accept the terms of my expiration date
They scheduled my last breath on the row at San Quentin State
'Least that's what the judge said in that courtroom that day
But God, he sure wanted the last word in deciding my fate

We all know there ain't no certainty
Except the day we croak and paying for our right to breathe
I sure thought I had a few more skies to see
But I died in the San Quentin Infirmary

I was getting ready for my death by the rope
Still a few years down the line but they found a lump in my throat
Thought they caught it early but the doctor came and said
Call the father, start repentin' cuz its spreading to your head

We all know there ain't no certainty
Except the day we croak and paying for our right to breathe
I sure thought I had a few more skies to see
But I died in the San Quentin Infirmary
We all know there ain't no certainty
Except the day we croak and paying for our right to breathe
I sure thought I had a few more skies to see
But I died in the San Quentin Infirmary

We all know there ain't no certainty
Except the day we croak and paying for our right to breathe
I sure thought I had a few more skies to see
But I died in the San Quentin Infirmary
Yeah I died in the San Quentin Infirmary
Yeah I died in the San Quentin Infirmary