"I do not wish to die.
      But tomorrow I will climb
      the thirteen steps.

      Please someone - answer me,
      Why must I die come the morning?

      The man imprisoned beside me
      believed me. "Because they're
      all insane, that's why," he said
      Of course I know his opinion
      will change nothing. "Now you
      know why I struck out at them,"
      he muttered.

      The man who was executed
      yesterday, the one who had
      said his job was to sell dreams,
      said that was not true.

      But the man who is to be executed
      the day after tomorrow for stealing
      children shouted back that it was
      true.

      The man who was hung today
      did not answer. "They'll kill me
      either way," he said. He was
      caught embezzling public money,
      so he hasn't any hope for mercy.

      The man who is always quietly
      smiling to himself said "I am
      happy for I will soon be with her."

      I do not wish to die.
      I long only to return home.
      But I know it is not to be.
      Though I have done nothing, this
      crime has been thrust upon me.

      Someone save me. This is not
      judgement. They are bloodthirsty
      and I am their sacrificial lamb!"