Walking Down Death Row

[Verse 1]
Walkin' down death row
I sang for three men destined for the chair
Walkin' down death row
I sang of lives and loves in other years
Walkin' down death row
I sang of hopes that used to be
Through the bars into each separate cell
Yes, I sang to one and two and three

[Chorus]
If you'd only stuck together, you'd not be here
If you could have loved each other's lives, you'd not be sitting here
And if only this you could believe
You still might, you might still be reprieved

[Verse 2]
Walkin' down death row
I turned a corner and found to my surprise
There were women there as well
And babies in their arms before my eyes
Walkin' down death row
I tried again to sing of hopes that used to be
But the thought of that contraption down the hall
Waiting for whole families one dozen, two or three

[Chorus]
If you'd only stuck together, you'd not be here
If you could of loved another's child as well, you'd not have to stay here
And if only this you could believe
You still might, you might still be reprieved

[Verse 3]
Walkin' down death row
I concentrated singing to the young
I sang of hopes that flickered still
I tried to mouth their many separate tongues
Walkin' down death row
I sang again of life and love that still could be
Singing down death row
To each separate human cell one billion, two or three

[Chorus]
If you'd only stick together, you'd not be here
If you could love another's child, if you could love another's life, like your own, you'd not be here
And if only this you could believe
You still might, you might still be reprieved