Walls of Redwing

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Oh the age of the inmates, I remember quite freely

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No younger than twelve, no older 'n seventeen

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Thrown in like bandits and cast off like criminals

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All inside the grounds of the walls of redwing

From the dirty old messhall, you march to the brick wall
Too weary to talk and too tired to sing
And its all afternoon you remember your hometown
All inside the walls, the walls of redwing

Oh the gates are cast iron and the walls are barb wire
Stay far from the fence where the electricity sting
And it's keep down your head and stay in your number
All inside the grounds of the walls of redwing

Oh it's farethewell to the deep hall of dungeon
Farewell to the boardwalk that takes you to the screen
Farewell to the minutes they threaten you with it
All inside the grounds of the walls of redwing

It's may a guard that stands around smilin'
Holding his club, like he was a king
Hopin' to catch you behind the wood pilin'
All inside the grounds of the walls of redwing

The night aimed shadows through the crossbar windows
And the wind punched hard to make the wall siding sing
It's many a night I pretended to be a-sleepin'
All inside the grounds of the walls of redwing

As the rain rattled heavy on the bunkhouse shingles
And the sounds of the night, they made my ears ring
'Til the keys of guards clicked the tune of the mornin'
All inside the grounds of the walls of redwing

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Oh some of us will wind up in Saint Cloud Prison
And some of us will end up to be lawyers and things
And some of us will stand to meet you on your crossroads
From inside the grounds of the walls of redwing