Letra de Down The Hall
Had the flu in the prison infirmary My last day I looked up and saw A man wheeled round the corner Down to skin and bones that's allI asked the nurse where he was goin' She said 'hospice down the hall He prob'ly won't be in there long Any day we'll get the call'I asked if they let family in She said 'not really at the end Truth is, a lot don't have someone No friends or next of kin'The thought of those guys goin' out alone It hit me somewhere deep I asked could I go sit with 'em For some comfort and relief?Next thing you know, I'm on the ward Doin' things you can't believe Like shavin' Julio's bony head Crackin' him up when I wash his feetI used to run when I saw Tyrone Knowin' your place's what it's all about Now he's here doubled up in pain Cancer eatin' him from the inside outI sit and wait outside his stall To help him when he's done Whatever shame we might have felt Well, all that's come undoneI can't undo the wrong I did Give back the life I took But maybe when it comes my turn I'll get a second lookI don't know 'bout religion I only know what I see And in the end when I hold their hand It's both of us set free