Merle Haggard Nobody Knows But Me lyrics

Nobody knows about the jail house blues
Till you get within four walls
The jailer man turns that big black key
That's when your spirit falls

You drag yourself up to the bars
And while you gaze out at the stars
This is what you'll say

Hey why did I stray from the righteous path?
Nobody knows but me
There on the outside you all can laugh
But I don't need your sympathy

For after I've paid for the liquor I've stole
I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold
So why did I stray from the righteous path?
Nobody knows but me

When you realize that you're all alone
Seated in a two-by-four

That little cell is just a taste of hell
If you ain't been there before

Well you're locked up tight but they treat you fair
You get everything that you need in there
That's just why you'll say

Why did I stray from the righteous path?
Nobody knows but me
There on the outside you all can laugh
But I don't need your sympathy

For after I've paid for the liquor I've stole
I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold
So why did I stray from the righteous path
Nobody knows but me

Nobody knows but me