I’m broken hearted, I’m a broken man
Driven by anger, on that night I ran
I had me a woman, I thought that she’d be true
Now she’s gone and left me, you know her life is through
Lonely weekends, baby, lonely nights
The judge, he gave me ninety-nine to life
I wish she could be here, Lord, if she only could
Instead, she’s laying in a puddle of blood
She was my baby, I thought she’d be my wife
I killed my baby, I killed her with my knife
Lonely weekends, baby, lonely nights
The judge, he gave me ninety-nine to life
Alone I’m sitting in my prison cell
The Lord only knows now, I’m in a living hell
The rest of my life now, in this penitentiary
The good Lord above now, please have mercy on me
Lonely weekends, baby, lonely nights
The judge, he gave me ninety-nine to life
Lonely weekends, baby, lonely nights
The judge, he done gave me ninety-nine to life
This makes me think of the great cowboy songs from guys like Stonewall Jackson, Kris Kristofferson, Johhny Cash and George Jones. I grew up on Social Distortion and The Replacements and I have to say that I couldn't love Mike Ness and the boys more than when they started doing more of that cowpunk music that they do so well.
Lyrics:
"99 To Life"
I'm broken hearted, I'm a broken
Man. Driven by anger, on that
Night I ran. I had me a woman,
I thought that she'd be true.
Now she's gone and left me, you
Know her life is through.
[Chorus:]
Lonely weekends, baby lonely
Nights the judge he gave me,
Ninety nine to life.
I wish she could be here, Lord if
She only could, instead she's
Layin' in a puddle of blood.
She was my baby, thought she'd be
My wife. I killed my baby, I killed
Her with my knife.
[Chorus:]
Lonely weekends, baby lonely
Nights the judge he gave me,
Ninety nine to life.
So alone I'm sittin' in my prison cell
Lord only knows now, I'm in
A living hell, the rest of my life,
In this penitentiary, the good
Lord above now, please have
Mercy on me.
[Chorus:]
Lonely weekends, baby lonely
Nights the judge he gave me,
Ninety nine to life
When I was stationed in Orange county at El Toro we went to every SD show at every venue possible. The Roxy show was by far the best!
( not the recorded and released one) Long live SD
Edit: 10/26/19 Just found out they played their 40th anniversary show at that abandoned base. Its called 5points amphitheater fuqn crazy,
LIFES CRAZY
So lucky to have older siblings who had great musical taste, Social D, Pixies, Dino Jr and countless others that my brothers and sisters exposed me to at a young age, still listening 30+ years later.