Theresa Lyrics - Mark Erelli

(Dennis Brennan & Kevin Barry) 

Down on this row there ain't much to do 

So I close my eyes and dream about you 

You and that guy I met once or twice 

That's alright honey I just hope he's treating you nice 

Things here ain't so bad, I've made some friends 

They make me laugh but I can't pretend 

When the night gets cold, and I get blue 

Honey I just wanna hold onto you 

CHORUS 

Oh Theresa, Theresa my dear 

I stand accused and I'm guilty I fear 

We've lived our lives in a corner called Hell 

Now you're out there and I'm in this cell 

And if you can't be here by midnight 

If all of your connections fail 

Say a prayer for me, finger your rosary 

For I will have left this jail 

I will see the cell door open 

I will hear the tolling bells 

And if you can't be here by midnight 

Darling I'm wishing, I'm wishing you well 

Everyday I recall how I got to this place 

I woke up one night with a gun in my face 

I saw a badge, I saw blue 

That boy couldn't have been more than 22 

I heard you scream, I grabbed his gun 

You broke free and he started to run 

Back of the head and it wasn't clean 

Meanest thing that I ever seen