Afraid

"Nathan? Nathan, are you awake?"

I'm afraid to die

But I'll be damned if I let you know

You'll never witness me cry

I'm afraid of court

Even though the great Clarence Darrow's behind us

He may come up short

Was it wrong to plead

Saying that we're guilty saves taxpayers, doesn't save us

Why concede

Did we play it right

I'm afraid of fright

I'm afraid of locks

I'm afraid of stripes and of bars

And of being alone in a box

I can't let you see

If I show a slight touch of weakness

You'd change your opinion of me

I'll be sure I'm strong

Even as the judge holds my life in his hands

And decides if it's long

How did I get here

I'm afraid of fear

When we're punished

If we're sentenced to death

Will that punishment be right

If we're locked up for life, we can't do it again

I'm sure they hear that from a whole lot of men

Who are also unable to sleep at night

I'm afraid to swing

I can feel the noose start to tighten

The pain and the terrible sting

"What we did was wrong!"

But it seemed right at the time

seemed unreal but was real all along

Everything is black

But no matter what they may do to us

Nothing will bring that boy back

Darrow's gonna try

He had better try

I'm afraid to live

I'm afraid to die