I hear the warden coming; he's gone tossing cells
If he finds my rock-hammer, he will give me hell
I'm stuck in Shawshank prison, and I just don't belong
Outside I was a banker, guess now my luck is gone

They said I killed a golfer, who cheated with my wife
I pleaded "not guilty" but still, they gave me life
Now I've made friends with Redding, made friends with Heywood too
Funded a new library, did taxes for the screws

Well I know that Norton's scamming, some money off the top
When I told him "I'm done", he said that "nothing stops".
Well I've carved a hole on my cell, so I can escape
Sick of all the bad food, and all the anal rape

I finally broke out of there, to head for Mexico
Told my best friend Red if he's released that he should go
Well I exposed that rat Norton, "salvation lies within"
Now that I'm free it's high time - I got busy livin'