Top Songs By Billy Strings
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billy Strings
Acoustic Guitar
Terry Barber
Acoustic Guitar
Ronnie McCoury
Mandolin
Rob McCoury
Banjo
Michael Cleveland
Fiddle
Mike Bub
Upright Bass
Jerry Douglas
Dobro
Debora Apostle
Vocals
Jason Carter
Fiddle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Carl Story
Composer
Lowell Blanchard
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Billy Strings
Producer
Gary Paczosa
Mixing Engineer
Neal Cappellino
Recording Engineer
Skyler Chuckry
Assistant Engineer
Brandon Bell
Engineer
Paul Blakemore
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
The big courtroom was crowded while the jury heard my plea
I cried, "Sir, I'm not guilty of this crime you're accusing me"
I guess no one believed me, for they only turned away
To give the judge their verdict while I bowed my head and prayed
I heard my mother weeping when the judge said, "Guilty, son
I'll have to give you life now, for this crime that you have done"
She cried, "Don't take my darlin', for he means the world to me
He's all I have to live for, I pray you'll set him free"
"His father was a drunkard, went away, left us alone
I worked to earn my living, I raised our darling son
Now if you take him from me, his face, no more I'll see
So put your son in his place, his mother's here with me"
The judge sat there with his head bowed, at first did not reply
And then I saw him brushing the teardrops from his eyes
He motioned to the jury, this sentence can't be done
God bless you, darlin' mother, I still love you and our son
Writer(s): Carl Story, Blanchard
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