[Verse 1]
Here I am, oh, my time's rolling slowly by
Twenty-one years old, waitin' on my turn to die
Every minute Lord, every minute seems like five
And if it wasn't for the window
I'd wonder if the world outside was alive
Yeah, smokin' cigarettes, drinkin' coffee
And waitin' on my last meal, oh, I try to pretend
I try to pretend but this cell is much too real

[Verse 2]
Oh, I should have left that chick alone
I curse the day, I curse the day she was born, now
Oh, the old men they tell me
Tell me love is akin to hate
But before I die, I just gotta get it straight now, yeah
And I crush out my cigarette
Throw away my coffee and scream "Why?"
I don't wanna die
Oh, I don't wanna die

[Verse 3]
Oh, it's too late, they'll be comin' for me soon
It's too late to pray, and anyway, God can't see this room
I'm startin' to sweat now, it won't be long now, I can see
They're gonna put me in that chair
They're gonna put me in that chair
And that's how the end's gonna be
Yeah, now it's gettin' cold, it's gettin' colder now
And I'm startin' to scream "Why?"
I don't wanna die
No, I don't wanna die
Oh, don't leave me here to die
Oh, God, I don't wanna die
Oh, I don't wanna die
No, I don't wanna die