SINGER: Mary Black

SONG:Might As Well Be A Slave

Lying here, watching the time pass
i could think of a million things i'd rather do
travel at my own pace
put myself asleep if i wanted to
Might as well be behind bars
than be lashed to a wave that i can't haul
i might as well be a slave
lying low in the shade of a prison wall
Lying here, watching the time pass
i could cry for the helping hands that i refused
we were good friends
but i did refuse
Might as well be behind bars
getting used to the sound of my keeper's call
i might as well be a slave
drinking sun through a chink in a prison wall
Down here, down where the end is
you absolve me from every crime i ever planned
i was so surprised
i did not think that you would understand
Might as well be behind bars
growing old in a carpeted hall
i might as well be a slave
always safe out of the rain in prison walls
Oh i might as well be behind bars
getting used to the sound of my keeper's call
i might as well be a slave
drinking sun through a chink in a prison wall