These four walls of Farnworth   Are closin' in on me   My final meal's over   They're gonna set me free   I can feel the fire's a burnin'   As the devil guards my door   I hit my knees in search of Jesus   On a cold jailhouse floor      Chorus:   Lord, now I'm singin':   "Get me out of here"   I see the preacher's eyes   As my daughter cries   When they strap me in this chair   Lord, I hope she forgives me   For livin' my life this way   Tonight I ride the lightning   To my final judgment day      Every life owes a death   That's what the Bible says   I owe mine to this state   For shootin' that boy to death   A liquor store attendant   He was reachin' for his gun   Now his Momma sits there smilin'   As the boss yells "Roll on one      And now I'm singin'   "Get me out of here"   I see the preacher's eyes   As my daughter cries   When they strap me in this chair   Lord I hope she forgives me   For leaving her this way   Tonight I ride the lightning   To my final restin' place      A hungry blue eyed baby cryin'   Made me rob that store   An' as that boy lay there dyin'   I dropped my pistol on the floor   Yeah, I'd take it all back but there's nothin' I can do   They've covered my face   An' the order's gone through    As the boss yells "Roll on, two"      Now I'm flyin'   Up an' out of here   I close my eyes an' slowly rise   Let my body leave this chair   Lord I hope you forgive me   For livin' my life this way   Yeah, tonight I ride the lightning   To my final restin' place         These four walls of Farnworth   Are closin' in on me