This is my story and here's how it goes   don't tell nobody 'cause nobody knows   the government says what i did was wrong   then how come it felt so right?      time and time it happened again   the years went by and she lost all her friends   nowhere to turn and nowhere to run   she thought that her life was done      i looked in her eyes   and all i could see   was fuckin pain and misery   shes so unhappy      (chorus)   25 25 to life (to life, to life)   yea 25 to life   25 25 to life (to life, to life)   i could'a copped but instead   i got me a new wife      25 to life was wat i could get   but that look in her eyes i could never forget   i knocked down the door   and pulled out my gun   i said grab your things and get your son      the pain in your life will soon be over   the pain in your life will soon be done   i'd seen a smile come to her face   when she heard the sound of a gun      i looked in her eyes and all i could see   was fuckin pain and misery   shes so unhappy      (chorus)   25 25 to life (to life, to life)   yea 25 to life   25 25 to life (to life, to life)   i could'a copped but instead   i got me a new wife      so we packed up our things   and headed out west   for this crime i commited   ill never confess   for once in her life   shes happy   she even said yes   when i said marry me      that was my story and thats how it goes   i commited murder and nobody knows      (chorus)   25 25 to life (to life, to life)   yea 25 to life   25 25 to life (to life, to life)   i could'a copped but instead   i got me a new wife