Inside Looking Out - Christie

Fifteen hundred miles is a long, long way

And I wish that I could be with you especially today

Standing right beside me is a man with a gun

And he’s waiting for the chance to shoot me down if I should run

'Cos I’m on the inside looking out

And don’t you know there’s nothing I can do

Yes I’m sitting on the inside looking out

And I know that time is slowly running out

I’ve been here for seven long years doing time

And I just can’t take much more of this, I’m gonna lose my mind

Standing close to me the warden looks me in the eye

I can hear him saying, «Boy, you’re gonna be here till you die»

'Cos I’m on the inside looking out

And don’t you know there’s nothing I can do

Yes I’m sitting on the inside looking out

And I know that time is slowly running out

As I write this letter there is something you should know

It’s to tell you I don’t think that I am ever coming home

So when you receive this note don’t bother to reply

'Cos I don’t want you to waste your life the way I’ve wasted mine

'Cos I’m on the inside looking out

And don’t you know there’s nothing I can do

'Cos I’m on the inside looking out

And don’t you know there’s nothing I can do