I have wounds from betrayals
I need to get this bandage off
I walk over dead bodies
Over your plantation
Up to your floor
To those informed
I have the names of those involved
Oh Sonny, you're my own Sonny
Light shines through bars
Even if the doorways closed
I've never been bitter
And there's no one else I'd rather have as mine
While I'm among those arrested
Because I have the name of those involved
Oh Sonny, you're my own Sonny
You've got to take my word
As your father did
Put the cards on the table
And promise me you'll never
Take your walking shoes off
Or the clothes you're sleeping in
Before you've taken care of those involved
Oh Sonny, you're my own Sonny
Put your hand on the window
Before you leave
Say your last goodbye
Now that you get what's written
In this letter
All the names of those involved
Oh, Sonny
Those Involved
I have wounds from betrayals I need to get this bandage off I walk over dead bodies Over your plantation Up to your floor To those informed I have the names of those involved Oh Sonny, you're my own Sonny
Light shines through bars Even if the doorways closed I've never been bitter And there's no one else I'd rather have as mine While I'm among those arrested Because I have the name of those involved Oh Sonny, you're my own Sonny
You've got to take my word As your father did Put the cards on the table And promise me you'll never Take your walking shoes off Or the clothes you're sleeping in Before you've taken care of those involved Oh Sonny, you're my own Sonny
Put your hand on the window Before you leave Say your last goodbye Now that you get what's written In this letter All the names of those involved Oh, Sonny