I'm locked behind steel ribbons in a building made of stone   This prison cell will be my home for life   Forgotten men surround me and curse cause they were born   Lord what I'd give to hear a baby cry   If I could hear a baby cry just one more time   I could fight the future locked inside   Some prisoners call for mama and others pray to die   Lord what I'd give to hear a baby cry   [ fiddle ]   They tell me I was drinkin' at that awful time when baby started cryin' in the night   They say I picked up baby and squeezed him much too tight   What I'd give now to hear a baby cry   If I could hear a baby...   What I'd give now to hear a baby cry