It Happened in Texas
Album: Nosuchluck
By: Lemming
By: Lemming
Duration
3:01
Genres
Description
I wrote this after watching a documentary on Jonny Frank Garratt which brought me to the Innocence Project.
Lyrics
The window was broken so was she it was murder in the first degree They saw him running or so they'd say But he was no where near that day His timing was bad he had the wrong face he said the wrong prayers, he was the wrong race So they threw him in jail while waiting for trial Because he was poor, he'd wait along while And the whole wide world was watching His DA they'd say would commit any sin to get re-elected, he needed a win And the lawyer they gave him he met just one time Three days before trial for this murderous crime "I'm innocent." he said. He showed no remorse. They took that as proof he was guilty of course. He didn't beg. He didn't cry. He was then condemned to die And the whole wide world was watching BRIDGE: Oh could it have been the will of God Or just a twist of fate When they put him down just like a dog Or was he murdered by the state? What are the answers, I'm dying to know How many innocents live on death row How many DAs have turned a blind eye And how many innocent people have already dying and while the whole wide world was watching