作詞：J. Sanders、M. Haggard The jury found the verdict first degree They swore i planned her death to be I prayed they'd sentence me to die But they wanted me to live and i know why So i'd do life in prison for the wrongs i've done And i pray every night for death to come My life will be a burden every day If i could die, my pain might go away With trembling hands i killed my darling wife Because i loved her more than life My love for her will last a long, long time But i'd rather die than live to lose my mind And i'll do life in prison for the wrongs i've done And i pray every night for death to come My life will be a burden every day If i could die, my pain might go away If i could die, my pain might go away