wichita jail

i woke up on a cement floor this mornin'

my head felt like somebody been walkin' on it

don't know how i got here

don't remember nothin' at all

but if i done all the things that they say i did

well i sure musta had a ball

'cause in 30 more days

i'm goin' back home

to see that gal of mine

but the wichita jail

is a long long way

from the tupelo county line

i gotta do my time

well i ain't got a cent of the money i had

i spent it

shirts tore

my shoes got a big hole in it

there's a king size knot on the side of my head

and i got one big black eye

but brother if you think i look bad

you oughtta see that other guy

'cause in 30 more days

i'm goin' back home

to see that gal of mine

but the wichita jail

is a long long way

from the tupelo county line

i gotta do my time

well this nine pound hammer feels like it weighs a ton

makin lil ones outta big ones in this red hot kansas sun

i just hope i can make it 30 more days

and get out of this mess i'm in

and if i ever get back to mississippi

i ain't ever gonna leave again

'cause in 30 more days

i'm goin' back home

to see that gal of mine

but the wichita jail

is a long long way

from the tupelo county line

i gotta do my time

i gotta do my time

i gotta do my time

i gotta do my time